'I chase eclipses around the world'
A film-maker talks about eclipse-hunting worldwide after covering his first one in Alderney in 1999.
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"The first time you do anything is always perhaps the most special and, with an eclipse, it is particularly the case."
— Dr Chris Riley , Academic
"We've just stood in the shadow of the moon."
— Dr Chris Riley , Academic
"After experiencing it there I've chased them around the world as much as I could in those decades since."
— Dr Chris Riley , Academic
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A film-maker talks about eclipse-hunting worldwide after covering his first one in Alderney in 1999.
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