tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post7866084540756597417..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Eclipse AwarenessAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-36270754388338634462018-02-08T16:16:56.003+00:002018-02-08T16:16:56.003+00:00We're missing you Aviatrix. Hope all is well.We're missing you Aviatrix. Hope all is well.Christopher Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863379635173510055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-81757093976047779512017-09-12T20:56:31.004+00:002017-09-12T20:56:31.004+00:00Obviously you haven't ever seen a total solar ...Obviously you haven't ever seen a total solar eclipse. I saw one about twenty years ago, here in Germany. It was awesome.<br />How do I know, you haven't ever seen a total solar eclipse? Because you say, you can't watch one without special glasses. When the moon totally covers the sun, you can take the special glasses off. In fact you have to, because it gets really dark. And what you see then - with your naked eyes - is totally breathtaking. The sun is not this geometrically perfect disk of light. It's a burbling, bubbling, seething witches cauldron. A foaming and flaring ball of white hot hydrogen and helium. I saw it bubble and foam, flare and seethe, with my naked eyes. That was one of the most impressive things I have ever seen. Maybe the most impressive thing.<br />A couple years ago there was a partial solar eclipse, here in Germany. Compared to the total eclipse it was a non-event.tvd131https://www.blogger.com/profile/06172084778524967050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1713673292193139692017-08-24T22:41:14.501+00:002017-08-24T22:41:14.501+00:00I had a really nice commercial flight the day of t...I had a really nice commercial flight the day of the eclipse. The pilots did a nice job of getting us in the path of the eclipse. We were able to watch the moon's shadow come towards us. It was pretty amazing.<br /><br />When I look at the track, it doesn't look like my usual flights to Chicago so I think someone did some research, a bit of math, and had some good planning skills.<br /><br /><a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL1235/history/20170821/1444Z/KSJC/KORD" rel="nofollow">click here</a><br /><br />The photos I took were pretty spectacular. It was the first time I had seen a solar eclipse from the air and it once again reinforced my feelings that life is better with a different point of view.Christopher Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863379635173510055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-57766714264126388142017-08-23T12:44:27.932+00:002017-08-23T12:44:27.932+00:00I flew from CYTZ to KSRB to experience the eclipse...I flew from CYTZ to KSRB to experience the eclipse totality. The field was completely full, with everything from business jets to tiny experimentals. It was a wonderful way to spend a long weekend.Doug Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851123360861758493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-20546844679246775722017-08-23T11:30:12.446+00:002017-08-23T11:30:12.446+00:00Saw a total eclipse in 2009. It's not just th...Saw a total eclipse in 2009. It's not just that it gets darker. It gets really dark surprisingly suddenly, as the last sliver of the sun disappears, compared to the gradual change that precedes it for an hour or so. Combine that with the diamond ring effect and the bizarre corona and a crowd of people around you spontaneously cheering with joy, and it is indeed a totally [hah] different experience.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454310627346245753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-55099847944464724052017-08-23T02:38:33.040+00:002017-08-23T02:38:33.040+00:00You're not awed by solar eclipses? Have you ev...You're not awed by solar eclipses? Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?<br />Totally different experience.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-2551251980158148042017-08-23T01:12:38.153+00:002017-08-23T01:12:38.153+00:00My kid had a great view in Chicago, but here at LA...My kid had a great view in Chicago, but here at LAX it wasn't that memorable.<br /><br />The first eclipse I ever saw was a lunar one. We were at the drive in with our folks, can't remember how old. The moon turned blood red. It was awesome. Like you I like the lunar ones.<br /><br />Fly safe. amulbunny's random thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621932038345682056noreply@blogger.com