STORY: Total solar eclipse crosses North America, Texas in path of totality
SHOOTING TIME: April 8, 2024
DATELINE: April 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:04:59
LOCATION: DALLAS, U.S.
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of people watching the eclipse in Plano, Dallas
2. whole process of eclipse including the 1st contact, 2nd contact, totality, 3rd contact, and 4th contact

STORYLINE:

A total solar eclipse passed over North America on Monday, with a significant part of the U.S. state of Texas in the path of totality.

The eclipse started at Mexico's Pacific coast around 1:07 p.m. CDT, crossed into the United States near Eagle Pass, western Texas, at 1:27 p.m., and then moved northeast across Texas, and many other states before reaching Canada.

In Plano, a suburban city of Dallas, the partial eclipse lasted from 12:23 p.m. to 3:02 p.m. The total eclipse, where the moon fully covered the sun, occurred from 1:41 p.m. to 1:44 p.m., lasting nearly 4 minutes.

Residents and visitors gathered at Windhaven Meadow Park to observe the event.

According to NASA, the last total solar eclipse occurred in 2017 and the next one won't happen for another 20 years.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dallas, U.S.
(XHTV)