Eclipse chasers were flown in, telescopes set up, and glasses donned. All that was left was for the sun and moon to do their dance.
At 11.27am on Thurday, April 20, the total solar eclipse that Exmouth, the Gascoyne and Western Australia have spent years preparing for came together, with totality lasting for 62 seconds.
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