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In pictures: Londoners watch the eclipse

A young boy watches the solar eclipse at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London

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People watching the solar eclipse at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London

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A spectator looks on during a near total solar eclipse in central London

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A spectator photographs the solar eclipse outside the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London

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A woman takes a photograph through a pair of eclipse glasses during the solar eclipse at King’s Stairs Gardens in Bermondsey, south London

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