solar eclipse
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Chasing the eclipse with a €40,000 scientific camera
- Science
- March 20, 2015, 18:48
The morning of the solar eclipse saw 12 of us packed into a military aircraft flying at 13,000ft, 2½ hours off the northwest coast of Ireland. A €40,(...)

West of Ireland experiences ‘almost total ’ solar eclipse
- Science
- March 20, 2015, 16:36
The west was “close to best” for the “almost total” solar eclipse, with clear skies drawing hundreds of spectators out to the shoreline of Galway Bay.(...)

Solar eclipse shines on Ireland despite cloudy weather
- Science
- March 20, 2015
Everyone in Ireland was an astronomer on Friday as a near-total eclipse of the sun tracked its way across the island. Clouds spoiled the fun in most p(...)

Safety is paramount when trying to observe the sun during Friday morning’s eclipse. It is extremely dangerous to look at the sun directly and peopl(...)