The "eclipse of the millennium" occurred more than six minutes . More than 40 million people saw the moon obscure the sun along a 160-mile-wide swath from Hawaii to Mexico to Mexico . Clouds diminished the view for many. The total eclipse lasted this morning . Another to last as long will not occur for 160 years . Many devices were used to allow watchers to follow the moon's path and see sunspots. In Hawaii , entrepreneurs sold almost all-imaginable souvenirs of the event, while More than 40 million church offered a nightly eclipse service. Because of the clouds, most were unable to see the stages of the eclipse until it got totally dark. Guatemalan Eclipsefests villagers rang bells and banged pots and pans.
The "eclipse of the millennium" occurred more than six minutes . More than 40 million people saw the moon obscure the sun along a 160-mile-wide swath from Hawaii to Mexico to Mexico . Clouds diminished the view for many. The total eclipse lasted this morning . Another to last as long will not occur for 160 years . Many devices were used to allow watchers to follow the moon's path and see sunspots. In Hawaii , entrepreneurs sold almost all-imaginable souvenirs of the event, while More than 40 million church offered a nightly eclipse service. Guatemalan Eclipsefests villagers rang bells and banged pots and pans.