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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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pr1ncezzBea t1_jdqq9ji wrote

11.9 km (translation for the people from civilized world)

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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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apathyetcetera t1_jdrfvx7 wrote

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

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PoisonWaffle3 t1_jdrkkyu wrote

Replying to JCB_2112 (#2,373,102)

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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SuspiciousStable9649 t1_jds2mp9 wrote

The real miracle of this shot is not having scratches and vapor drops on the plane window.

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StickyNode t1_jdto8zs wrote

Was unaware passenger jets reached 40,000 feet

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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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