Tuesday 8 March 2016, crew and 163 passengers of flight 870 of Alaska Airlines, They had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse from an altitude of 10,700 meters in a Boeing 737-800.

Among the passengers, several astronomers have made the journey to enjoy this wonderful spectacle. If the observation from the ground in Indonesia and Micronesia would be difficult due to the presence of clouds, the astronomer Joe Rao of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, he discovered that flight 870 was the only one that would be at the right place at the right time…almost.

Alaska Airlines has agreed to delay the flight for 25 minutes, While the flight plan was changed to allow the ideal viewing conditions. Astronomers also brought with them the special glasses for passengers, who were able to watch the solar eclipse without risking an injury in their eyes.

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1. Vassilis Larisa says:

   04/04/2016 at 18:03

   The cameraman definitely ticked the baby in the backseat. Σχολιάζει κοιτώντας την απο πάνω ως κάτω με το βλέμμα “υπήρχε τέτοιος άνθρωπος, μωρε μπράβο”…Σίγουρα, It's like the bepw in front of me. What happened then is now past the same and only.

   

   

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