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Aaron Bunch

Stargazers pack up after solar eclipse stuns

Thousands of visitors to Western Australia are packing up after visiting for a total solar eclipse. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Stargazers from around the globe are packing up in Western Australia's remote north after being stunned by a rare total solar eclipse that turned day into night.

The celestial phenomenon fell across the North West Cape in WA at 11.29am AWST (1.29pm AEST) on Thursday when the moon completely blocked the sun for about a minute.

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