I vividly remember watching as a child. My grandfather gave me a replica Eagle patch which I got my mum to sew onto my favourite T shirt.
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Originally Posted by bookworm_020
My parents watched it when they were at university together. Australia holds the world record for longest coverage of the event! Not sure why!  |
Mainly because it happened during our daytime and we were the ones beaming it to the rest of the world via Parkes and Tidbinbilla radio telescopes.