Flight Into Darkness
Friday, 1 August 2008
Aboard an LTU Airbus 330-200, high above the atmosphere in the polar north
Totality: ~2m50s
Currently, my plans are to be in starbord row 49 of a chartered LTU airlines Airbus 330-200, which will take off
from Germany on eclipse morning, carry us over the north pole, and intercept the shadow at about 40,000 feet as
it races across the Arctic Ocean. With the poor weather prospects on the ground in Siberia, the logistics difficulties
of the Mongolian desert, and the chance to hook up with a very select group of the most cool eclipse chasers extant,
this was a deal I couldn't very well pass up.
Stay tuned for details!
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