Admire 'once in a hundred years' solar eclipse photos from many countries

The longest solar eclipse in decades has just cast a shadow over much of North and Central America, creating many special moments.

According to Time and Date , Western Mexico observed the total solar eclipse on April 8 (US time) as early as 11:38:38:52 on the same day in Vietnam time . Meanwhile, Eastern Canada is where the total solar eclipse ends last, at 2:55:35 on April 9, Vietnamese time.

A plane "passes" the solar eclipse from an angle taken from Jonesboro City, Arkansas - USA - (Photo: Kendall Rust/X).

Solar eclipse on top of an American flag - (Photo: REUTERS).

The solar eclipse was photographed at a stadium in the US - (Photo: USA TODAY).

The central band of the eclipse is about 185 km wide and 16,000 km long - sweeping across some parts of Mexico, the US and Canada, each place seeing a total eclipse of about over 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, a larger area - covering almost all of North, Central and the northernmost part of South America - saw a partial eclipse.

However, most people in North America - except Alaska - as well as Central America and the northernmost part of the South American continent will see a partial eclipse.

An image composited from multiple photos showing different stages of the eclipse - (Photo: John Kraus/X)

Solar eclipse seen from the South Pacific Ocean - (Photo: NASA).

The solar eclipse on April 8 is expected by North Americans and is called a "once in a hundred years" phenomenon because it is longer than usual, occurs when the Sun reaches its maximum in the cycle, so it looks more magical, not to mention Expect to see the "devil comet" appear at the same time.

However, it seems that observers did not record the "devil comet" exploding during the eclipse as expected.

The solar eclipse "hangs" on top of a tower in Cleveland, Ohio - USA - (Photo: Gabe Wasylko/X)

Unfortunately, observers from everywhere in Vietnam as well as all other regions outside the Americas cannot observe this special total solar eclipse. However, we still have the explosion of the "devil comet" to wait for.

Some other images of the total solar eclipse on April 8 from Reuters: