Total solar eclipse frenzy grips North America
Al Jazeera
The eclipse will be visible along a path starting in Mexico and then crossing through the US and into Canada.
A total solar eclipse will have millions of people across North America gazing towards the heavens on Monday as the moon completely blocks the sun for more than four minutes in some areas.
The eclipse will be visible, weather permitting, along a path starting in Mexico and then crossing through the United States and into Canada on Monday.
Eclipse fans are gathering in places along the “path of totality”, including the city of Fredericksburg in central Texas, where the total eclipse will occur shortly after 1:30pm (18:30 GMT).
That is where Michael Zeiler, a veteran eclipse chaser from New Mexico who has already witnessed 11 total eclipses across the globe, plans to be.
“First-time viewers of a total eclipse will be gobsmacked by the sight,” Zeiler said. “It will be a peak life experience.”
