The city of Mazatlan in western Mexico became the first North American community to experience the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.
Footage of the moment was broadcast live by NASA, who told people in Mazatlan they could safely remove their protective eclipse-viewing glasses during the four-minute eclipse. Credit: NASA via Storyful
Video Transcript
[CHEERING]
– We’re not there, but I feel the energy just watching it.
– Yeah. So this is– because of the craters and peaks and valleys in the moon, we’re seeing the last bits that are just getting through. And now we’re getting to totality. This is great. So you’re starting to see those pink fingers out there kind of sticking out.
– Wow. So again, totality here in Mazatlan, Mexico, the first community in North America to experience the moon completely eclipsing the sun. And if you are in Mazatlan right now, it is now safe to remove your eclipse glasses for the next four minutes.
– That’s right.
[CHEERING]
– We’re not there, but I feel the energy just watching it.
– Yeah. So this is– because of the craters and peaks and valleys in the moon, we’re seeing the last bits that are just getting through. And now we’re getting to totality. This is great. So you’re starting to see those pink fingers out there kind of sticking out.
– Wow. So again totality here in Mazatlan, Mexico, the first community in North America to experience the moon completely eclipsing the sun. And if you are in Mazatlan right now, it is now safe to remove your eclipse glasses for the next four minutes.
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