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03-09-2016, 06:27 PM
This is what a total solar eclipse looks like from a plane
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Millions of people on Earth were treated to views of a solar eclipse on Tuesday, but only a select few got to see the cosmic event from the sky.*
Two commercial airline flights (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/solar-eclipse-flights/)*— Garuda Indonesia Flight 649 and Alaska Airlines Flight 870 — were in the path of the total solar eclipse. This allowed lucky passengers to get a look at the relatively rare alignment of the sun, Earth and moon from the comfort of an airplane seat.
SEE ALSO: Mesmerizing images as the total solar eclipse travels over Southeast Asia (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/solar-eclipse-images-2016/)
Seeing the eclipse from the sky also gives watchers the chance to be above the clouds, which can obscure views for people on land. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/total-solar-eclipse-from-plane-photos/)
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Millions of people on Earth were treated to views of a solar eclipse on Tuesday, but only a select few got to see the cosmic event from the sky.*
Two commercial airline flights (http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/solar-eclipse-flights/)*— Garuda Indonesia Flight 649 and Alaska Airlines Flight 870 — were in the path of the total solar eclipse. This allowed lucky passengers to get a look at the relatively rare alignment of the sun, Earth and moon from the comfort of an airplane seat.
SEE ALSO: Mesmerizing images as the total solar eclipse travels over Southeast Asia (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/solar-eclipse-images-2016/)
Seeing the eclipse from the sky also gives watchers the chance to be above the clouds, which can obscure views for people on land. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/total-solar-eclipse-from-plane-photos/)
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