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Unclear why this is special. Does it fly along the path, extending it? Is that feasible?
by tantalor 3y ago
Unclear why this is special. Does it fly along the path, extending it? Is that feasible?
- ethanbond 3y agoYes, you can chase the eclipse if you're traveling fast enough. Other nice thing: no potential for your entire eclipse hunting expedition to be ruined by bad weather.
- jsjohnst 3y ago> Other nice thing: no potential for your entire eclipse hunting expedition to be ruined by bad weather. There is definitely a possibility of there being cloud cover, even at FL300, to cover the path of that flight. Assuming they would be allowed up to fly above FL380 by ATC, even less likely, but still not zero potential.
- gowld 3y agoIt has other problems though. It's more like watching a video of the Eclipse from an uncomfortable seat at a bad angle. A major part of the eclipse experience is observing its interactions with the world. There's no much world to interact with at 30K feet, besides one big shadow. This seems like a thing where the main value is that it costs more and is less accessible, so you can brag about it.