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A wise man once said that everyone has to have a hobby. But even he might have been surprised by the strange pastime revealed in The Eclipse Chasers. This compelling documentary meets five men who, throwing all concerns of cost and safety to the wind, spend their lives indulging a passion for travelling the globe to witness eclipses. With a camera crew present to record the event, the eclipse chasers set off for northern India, to join up with similar devotees and experience another example this spectacular natural phenomenon. Not everyone is so enamoured with the eclipse, however, with many of the native Indians fearful that it is an ill omen, portending natural disasters. When the big moment arrives, they opt to stay indoors.

A wise man once said that everyone has to have a hobby. But even he might have been surprised by the strange pastime revealed in The Eclipse Chasers. This compelling documentary meets five men who, throwing all concerns of cost and safety to the wind, spend their lives indulging a passion for travelling the globe to witness eclipses. With a camera crew present to record the event, the eclipse chasers set off for northern India, to join up with similar devotees and experience another example this spectacular natural phenomenon. Not everyone is so enamoured with the eclipse, however, with many of the native Indians fearful that it is an ill omen, portending natural disasters. When the big moment arrives, they opt to stay indoors.

Programme Information

  • Genre: Factual

  • Subgenre: Science

  • Producers: RDF Productions

  • Broadcaster: n/a

  • Duration: 1 x 52'

  • Tags: Science Adventure Factual

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