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guyincognito_17 t1_jdq798a wrote

As I said on the first post before being deleted:

Damn. That's a once in a lifetime photo opportunity right there.

Composition is beautiful as well, almost like a 2001 movie poster or something of the ilk.

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powerman228 t1_jdqhyln wrote

This is a side-to-side composite, right? Either way, it’s stunning.

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PoisonWaffle3 t1_jdr55so wrote

Jon got a really great image of the 2017 solar eclipse, and there's pretty cool story behind it on his website.

In 2003 there was at least one team that recorded and took pictures of the solar eclipse over Antarctica from a plane. I recall seeing a documentary about it back then, but I can't seem to find it now. So far all I've found is this:

https://skyandtelescope.org/press-releases/eclipse-flight-overantarctica/

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JCB_2112 t1_jdrhrqi wrote

Not a documentary but could this be what you are talking about?

http://www.moonglow.net/eclipse/2003nov23/index.html

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PoisonWaffle3 t1_jdrkkyu wrote

That's pretty cool, but not it.

I'm about 80% sure it was something that NASA (or perhaps another government agency) put together. They made a huge deal about it being in HD at the time (the first polar solar eclipse captured in HD from an airplane). I want to say they flew two planes and got it from two different angles, and chased the eclipse to experience totality for a bit longer.

It's kind of weird that I can't find it now. It's one of the things that got me really interested in astronomy when I was in high school.

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RaidenSqueeze_my_hog t1_jdqwnsc wrote

My dumbass thought that was a black hole for a sec

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FowlOnTheHill t1_jducc13 wrote

If you haven’t seen one (total solar eclipse that is) in person that’s exactly what it feels like!

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apathyetcetera t1_jdrfvx7 wrote

This has been my desktop background for a couple years now. Such an amazing shot.

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StickyNode t1_jdto8zs wrote

Was unaware passenger jets reached 40,000 feet

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shazbut1987 t1_jdv8nxa wrote

Some of the newer ones (such as the 787) can be seen crusing at 40-43,000ft

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ProjectDv2 t1_je2tp1t wrote

I'm amazed that their wings are able to not stall out at that altitude. That's mind boggling.

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DarkAstro24 t1_jdu5oq7 wrote

But how do you get such a clean and clear shot through a commercial airline window? They are always scratched and foggy.

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Abject_Shoulder_1182 t1_jdudcw4 wrote

Easy: just ask them to let you roll down the window while you snap a quick photo.

But fr, as someone else said above, that's what photoshop and other image editors are for.

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pr1ncezzBea t1_jdqq9ji wrote

11.9 km (translation for the people from civilized world)

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zoicyte t1_jdqyuvq wrote

How many is that in bananas

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taladrovw t1_jdud455 wrote

Im from a kinda civilazed world nest to the us but the pilots I've flew with say the altitude in feet. Maybe bc they use the sqme instruments?

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pr1ncezzBea t1_jdv4ltj wrote

OMG I know, it was a joke. Anyway, I think it would save time of other people who need to search it. Like the most of the Earth population except the USA and pilots.

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taladrovw t1_jdwx42n wrote

Ooh yeah it sure helped me put things into perspective. I guess us citizens are ashamed of the system so they downvoted you

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