Total solar eclipse observed in America for the first time in 7 years; it becomes dark like night for a few minutes. A total solar eclipse is a rare astronomical phenomenon in which the sun, moon, and earth line up in a straight line, and the sun as seen from Earth overlaps and is completely hidden by the moon.
In the United States, it can be seen diagonally across the continent from Texas in the south to Maine in the east, and in sunny areas, the sun is observed to gradually fade away.