Solar eclipse mesmerises west Europe

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Aug 13, 20260:05:01News & Politics

Professor Peter Gallagher, Head of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and Director of DIAS Dunsink Observatory who watched the eclipse from an airplane shares his experience.

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