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Rain or Shine...

Tuesday 01 June 1999 23:02 BST
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THIS SUMMER'S total eclipse could be a washout for those who head west to view it, weather experts warned yesterday.

Plymouth, the largest English city where the total eclipse will be seen, is already making a contingency plan which involves installing a 60ft by 40ft outdoor movie screen which will show images of the eclipse beamed down by television crews aboard an RAF Hercules above the cloud base.

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