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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecpalmgrove630.jpgA blaze of glory: totality is reached during the solar eclipse at Palm Cove, North Queensland, on November 14th. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecwatchers630.jpgA plethora of cameras and telescopes set up to view the total eclipse at Palm Cove. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecdark630.jpgSpectators line the beach in the gathering darkness to view the eclipse. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/eclipse1630.jpgA couple sit in the surf focused on the perfect opportunity to witness what is quite a rare natural phenomenon. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ectotality630.jpgAn overall view of the scene at totality. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecneartotality630.jpgSpooky: near totality is reached. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/eccloud630.jpgA scene straight from Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, perhaps? Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecsilh630.jpgSilhouetted against a shimmering sky. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecgirl630.jpgA little girl looks forward to something she's quite unlikely to ever experience again. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecboy630.jpgA boy with an oversized pair of eclipse glasses. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecviewer630.jpgA spectator gets set for the event with his special glasses. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecscope630.jpgA young boy with a telescope is full of excitement. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/ecdiamond630.jpgA momentary beauty is born: the diamond ring effect of the solar eclipse in North Queensland appears just after totality. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
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http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/11/eclipse630.jpgOn the dark side of the moon. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
