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Ireland Witnesses Rare Solar Eclipse | Cork News
Thousands flocked across Ireland to witness a rare partial solar eclipse, gathering in Dublin’s Phoenix Park and Belfast’s Queen’s University, armed with everything from custom cereal box viewers to professional gear. With the next visible eclipse not until 2090, people traveled from Wicklow to Dublin, queuing for hours to snag $10 eclipse glasses at a Dublin shop. Observatories like Armagh explained how the moon would obscure 90% of the sun — the deepest in the region since 1999 — with the best views in the west and south. More than just a celestial spectacle, the event sparked wonder…
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