Builder with own observatory captures solar eclipse
Simon Wallace, who got hooked on astrophotography in lockdown, shares his images of the spectacle.
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"I've not seen one like that before - I saw one in March last year, but it wasn't as much of an eclipse as this, so for me it was really quite special."
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Simon Wallace, who got hooked on astrophotography in lockdown, shares his images of the spectacle.
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