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Tornado of Darkness We Saw the Total Solar Eclipse from a Plane ( Video)
Tuesday s total eclipse of the sun thrilled millions of skywatchers in the Pacific Ocean region including 163 passengers aboard a flight from Alaska to Hawaii, who witnessed the spectacle from an altitude of 37, 000 feet (11, 000 meters). I was one of those lucky airborne observers. Nearly a year ago, I approached Alaska Airlines with a proposal: alter the company s regular AnchoragetoHonolulu flight plan on March 8, 2016, and delay takeoff by about 30 minutes, in order to place the aircraft a 737900 in proper position to rendezvous with the moon s shadow as the solar eclipse tracked eastward over the North Pacific Ocean. See more at:
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