'Elite' alien tourists will visit Earth to watch solar eclipse, sci-fi author predicted
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Sci-fi author Iain Banks theorised that if aliens exist, the wealthiest among them would be travelling to Earth as tourists to watch a solar eclipse as he urged spectators to look out for them