Rhiannon Quinche, in Tunbridge Wells, said she had "never seen anything like it"
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Sky watchers waited high up on the South Downs as cars queued near Beachy Head
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Eclipse watchers gathered amongst the trees on Ockham Common in Surrey
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Glenda Whiles and David Hearn used a colander to help view the eclipse from the South Downs
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Household items found a new purpose as people watched the moon pass the sun
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People in Great Bookham, Surrey, improvised with colanders to watch the event
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People gathered on Tunbridge Wells Common many wearing solar glasses
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Hundreds of people gathered along the coast near Goring-by-Sea
Slide 1 of 8, Rhiannon Quinche stands in a grassy clearing on Tunbridge Wells Common wearing eclipse glasses, with its famous rocks in the background. Trees surround the area and warm evening sunlight falls across the landscape., Rhiannon Quinche, in Tunbridge Wells, said she had "never seen anything like it"