Timelapse videos show total solar eclipse plunge U.S. cities into darkness

Watch a timelapse of the solar eclipse in Kitchener's Victoria Park

This timelapse video shows how the light changed during a near total eclipse in Kitchener's Victoria Park on Monday. Dozens of people gathered in the park and around the clock tower to watch the event, which got to 99 per cent totality around 3:18 p.m.

Total solar eclipse plunges millions of stargazers into daytime darkness

A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America yesterday as a total ­solar eclipse raced across the continent, thrilling those lucky enough to see the spectacle through clear skies.

Total solar eclipse stuns sky-gazers with momentary plunge into darkness

In places where clouds were absent or where they parted at the key moment, the eclipse offered a rewarding view of the sun’s spiky corona and ruby-red prominences

Time-lapse video shows NYC solar eclipse in 1 minute

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Crowds gathered in the streets of New York City Monday afternoon to witness an extraordinary celestial event — a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse happens when the moon lines up between the sun and the Earth, blocking part or all of the face of the sun and darkening the sky. Missed the solar eclipse? Here’s your next chance to see totality New York City wasn't in the path of totality, so it didn't experience a total sola…

Timelapse videos show total solar eclipse plunge U.S. cities into darkness

Cameras in cities along the path of totality captured the moment that the total solar eclipse rolled wave-like over U.S. cities Monday, forcing street lights to turn on as darkness fell.

Maine businesses hopeful solar eclipse will bring long-term benefits

Matthew Polstein estimated Monday that the solar eclipse, which drew a rush of visitors to the Katahdin region and other communities along the path of totality, brought more than $150,000 to his business. That’s more than double the roughly $60,000 the New England Outdoor Center in Millinocket made last April and a needed boost after a lackluster snowmobile season with little snow, said Polstein, the center’s founder and chief executive officer.…