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10,000 turn out for astronomical society’s solar eclipse events

Published 14 August 2026, 1:20pm

The Croydon Astronomical Society estimates that close to 10,000 people turned out on Wednesday evening across three special gatherings that they organised to view – safely – the solar eclipse. This week’s phenomenon is reckoned to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, …

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