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What it's like to chase solar eclipses around the world
Mark Griffiths drove from Cheshire to Spain for the eclipse, stopping in France to take pictures
On Wednesday, parts of Europe will be plunged into daytime darkness as the moon passes in front of the sun, temporarily blocking its light and casting a shadow across the continent.
For many of us, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for some, following eclipses has become something of an addiction.
Armed with two high-spec cameras, a specialist telescope and a drone, Mark Griffiths has spent two days driving from Cheshire to Galicia - one of the best places to view the eclipse - to record the event.
It's a hobby that started six years ago, when he went to Shetland to see the northern lights - though the weather was so dreary he "didn't see anything".
But it didn't put him off and he soon found he couldn't stop. He loved the thrill of witnessing and capturing the sky's most spectacular events.
The view towards the sky from the hill in Galicia where Mark hopes to capture the total eclipse
He's since filmed the northern lights numerous times - he goes to Iceland once a month and leads tour groups there - and has photographed various auroras, eclipses and bioluminescence.
"I kept wanting more," he says, and Europe's first total solar eclipse for more than 25 years is "like what the World Cup is to football" for enthusiasts like him.
"I'll be honest, it's like an addiction now," he tells me.