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Chasing an eclipse… on a Concorde!
The total eclipse of the sun on June 30, 1973 as seen from aboard a luxury ocean liner “Canberra” floating in the Atlantic off the west coast of Africa near Mauritania. While ground observers could get over 7 minutes of totality at best, those aboard the …