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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science

Solar eclipse

Eclipse: The sun is covered by the moon during the solar eclipse, in Easter Island
The moon passes in front of the sun over Easter Island in a total solar eclipse
Photograph: Victor Rojas/Xinhua/AP
Eclipse: Tourists watch the eclipse
Essential eye protection for eclipse-watchers on Easter Island
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Eclipse: Tourists prepare to watch the solar eclipse
As the sun and moon 'approach' each other and the daylight takes on an eerie cast, cameras and telescopes are hauled out
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Eclipse: Tourists watch the solar eclipse
The arc of the eclipse passed over the South Pacific, starting 700km south-east of Tonga and ending over Patagonia in Argentina
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Eclipse: A tourist watches the solar eclipse
Experience before dignity
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Eclipse: Stone statues during the solar eclipse
Easter Island statues enhance the awe of one of nature's most breathtaking phenomena
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
Eclipse: A composite picture showing the sun partially covered by the moon
A composite picture showing the sun partially covered by the moon over Papeete on the Pacific island of Tahiti
Photograph: Gregory Boissy/AFP/Getty Images
Eclipse: A solar eclipse in Valparaiso City
Night and day over Valparaiso city in Chile
Photograph: Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters
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