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Fri 08 Aug 2008Ireland sees partial eclipse of the sun
Ireland this morning experienced a partial solar eclipse that saw part of the sun blotted out.
Despite the cloudy weather over the country, David Moore, chairman of Astronomy Ireland, said a clear view of the eclipse was seen over Dublin at 9.24am amid “glorious blue sky” as the moon partially passed in front of the sun.
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