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<blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 4243337" data-attributes="member: 5800"><p>Now, one thing that's really pretty cool is seeing an eclipse from a plane if you've never done that.</p><p></p><p>So back in 2017 I was getting sent cross country to Portland on a project with travel being on the day of the eclipse. Couldn't really do much about that part, but I did get to pick my flights. So I wound up doing a bit of homework on the projected pathing and timing of the eclipse compared to the available flights and pathing for those and wound up settling on a flight plan that crossed the eclipse path --- somewhere over Idaho or something if I remember right. I'd calculated this down to what side of the plane would probably give me the best view.</p><p></p><p>It was not a perfect bit of choreography --- the effect was very noticeable, but definitely not as distinct as being on the ground. I'm sure 38k of elevation makes a difference. But it was pretty cool to see view out of the windows get dark and then light again. Not as much of a "giant shadow going across the landscape" as I kind of pictured it might be, but pretty cool nonetheless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rez Exelon, post: 4243337, member: 5800"] Now, one thing that's really pretty cool is seeing an eclipse from a plane if you've never done that. So back in 2017 I was getting sent cross country to Portland on a project with travel being on the day of the eclipse. Couldn't really do much about that part, but I did get to pick my flights. So I wound up doing a bit of homework on the projected pathing and timing of the eclipse compared to the available flights and pathing for those and wound up settling on a flight plan that crossed the eclipse path --- somewhere over Idaho or something if I remember right. I'd calculated this down to what side of the plane would probably give me the best view. It was not a perfect bit of choreography --- the effect was very noticeable, but definitely not as distinct as being on the ground. I'm sure 38k of elevation makes a difference. But it was pretty cool to see view out of the windows get dark and then light again. Not as much of a "giant shadow going across the landscape" as I kind of pictured it might be, but pretty cool nonetheless. [/QUOTE]
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