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Mazatlán draws a lot of tourists — mainly from Mexico —  who come for the beaches, great food and a party scene. But thanks to the April 8 total eclipse, thousands came from all over the world, including many scientists and astronomy enthusiasts. 
Science
A total solar eclipse in Mazatlán draws thousands of international tourists 
A boat with its sails up is shown at the horizon line during golden hour as a large orange moon is shown behind it.
Environment
Earth’s shadow creeps across moon ahead of super blood moon
time-lapse eclipse photo
Science
Awestruck viewers watch total eclipse sweep across US
Brother Guy Consolmagno is a Jesuit priest and the director of the Vatican Observatory.
Belief
For this Vatican astronomer, the solar eclipse is divine coincidence
Tibetan Buddhists believe that during lunar and solar eclipses, the effects of one's good or bad deeds are multiplied several-fold. Here, a Tibetan Buddhist monk releases crabs into the sea ahead of a total lunar eclipse in Singapore on October 8, 2014. O
Belief
A total solar eclipse was once all about fear, but it’s still an awe-inspiring event
Almanac / Celestial Passings
Environment
How high the moon?