Millions of people in Indonesia and some of the foreign space-lovers who came to the country were treated to views of a total solar eclipseon Tuesday(9/3). But the luckiest ones are a few people who got to see the space phenomena from the sky.
Garuda Indonesia Flight 649 and Alaska Airlines Flight 870 were two commercial airline flights which crossed the path of the total solar eclipse. From the comfort of their airplane seat, at the 35,000 feet high, the lucky passengers were granted to witness the extraordinary views of the Sun, Earth and Moon in alignment, forming a relatively rare space event. Thats not something you see every day.
Experience #eclipse2016 from 35,000 feet. Blog: https://t.co/EcI37ckUFd Full video: https://t.co/2WWk3vUpDo pic.twitter.com/gdkrJfemgR
Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) March 9, 2016
Now that's a view of the #Eclipse2016 from flight #870. Photo: Anchorage flight attendants Rachael C. & Sofia S. pic.twitter.com/Sa6qOUysRu
Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) March 9, 2016
If you failed to rise early in the morning yesterday, dont despair, another solar eclipse will occur again in this year.
OnSeptember 1, another rare phenomena will present the ring of fire with a spectacular display of solar magic. Its an annular eclipse in which the shadow of the moon will obstruct the sun, and can be seen in parts of southern Africa, the Pacific Ocean and other areas.
In 2017, another total solar eclipse will wrap much of the continental United States in the darkness, and its anticipated to be the most impressive solar eclipses in recent time.