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ONE AMERICAN AIRLINE went the extra mile for passengers earlier this week when it changed its usual flight departure time to catch a rare solar eclipse.
The Alaska Airlines plane was carefully timed to leave Anchorage for Honolulu as the total eclipse – the only one in 2016 – crossed over the Pacific on Tuesday.
The change of course was proposed by US astronomer Joe Rao, who figured out that Flight 870 would intersect the “path of totality” – the darkest shadow of the moon as it passes over Earth.
And so the flight’s normal departure time was pushed back by 25 minutes, allowing the group of astronomers and space enthusiasts on board to watch the phenomenon.
Here’s what they saw from their seats, flying 530 miles an hour at 37,000 feet.
One of them, as you can hear, was pretty excited.
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Amazing stuff, but take my advice, turn the volume down to zero.
OMG, it’s so annoying!
TOTALITY!
Glad I read comments before clicking..baby has remained asleep!
Oh my gowd oh my gowd that insufferable voice
Pity that guy had to talk the whole way through.. Was there any need for that
Oh my god, would you look at that…. just look at that..
Oh my god!
Shut up you annoying B@stards. Brilliant footage tho
That voice though. Probably ruined the beautiful experience for everyone in earshot. Maybe the footage cuts before they launch him out of the plane for a closer look!
Spectacular.
Amazing stuff, eh? Kinda have to forgive the guy for repeating OMG so often but that was a once in a lifetime experience.
Imagine that cont in a whooooree house omg!!!!
….look at that….
i cant wait to hear the dance remix
Oh My Gawd! Look at that! Wow!
I hope the pilots aren’t watching.. Don’t want them losing their sight mid flight!
Would have been cool to see. Still looks great on the camera.
That was an amazing video, I hope that guy was stuck by lightning when he got off the plane
His voice breaking occasionally is hilarious! TOTALITY
The cosmic ballet goes on..
Best video shared in this site! in silence with The cure – Pictures of you in the background, beautiful!
Oh my God!!! I’d have flung that guy out of the plane. Oh my Goooddddddddddddddddd!
Wow!
Double rainbow…
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