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Old 22nd Aug 2017, 17:33
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Alaska Airlines flight to totality

Anyone recognize these drivers!

https://www.facebook.com/alaskaairli...location=group
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Old 22nd Aug 2017, 17:42
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Far better in Concorde in 1973 :-)
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Old 22nd Aug 2017, 18:02
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I loved the BBC's description that "the flight would take them much closer to the eclipse".
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Good on Alaska and the drivers for setting it up and executing !
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Tres cool, indeed. Sorry I wasn't there, and that I really didn't get to see much of the solar eclipse other than what was on NASA TV. My best "natural light display" memories of Alaska Airlines go back to when I was living in Alaska. There was an Aurora Borealis eruption occurring circa 1988-1989, clearly visible in the taxi to the airport and even more so on the red-eye to Seattle. Totally unforgettable, as I'm sure the eclipse was for those fortunate enough to have had a glimpse.

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I was down in western Oregon to watch - saw some 'unusual' contrails (curving, presumably to follow the path of totality). Obviously no idea which one might have been this Alaska flight, but there was more than one...
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