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Millions gather across US, Mexico and Canada for total solar eclipse

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Undeterred by gloomy forecasts of low cloud cover and rain spoiling their view, hordes assembled in the US from Texas to Maine, clutching safety glasses and cameras with solar filters, in readiness for the rare spectacle.

More than 31 million people live in the “path of totality” – the track of the moon’s shadow blocking the sun – that the eclipse will follow in a north-east direction for about an hour after crossing into Texas at 1.30pm CT.

More than 31 million people live in the “path of totality” – the track of the moon’s shadow blocking the sun – that the eclipse will follow in a north-east direction for about an hour after crossing into Texas at 1.30pm CT.

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