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Old Apr 9, 2024 | 12:28 pm
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Surface Interval
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Originally Posted by BillBurn

In the middle of the eclipse totality on AA 2246 4-8-24

Here you go. Currently on AA 2246, we were in the totality for about 10-15 mins right around Southern MO/IL.
Looks like it was quite the view. Thanks for posting. Certainly caught up in the moment as it would be impossible to be in totality for that long - even traveling directly in the path with a subsonic jet. From a NASA quote about their eclipse chasers: "While the eclipse will last no more than four and a half minutes at any point on the ground, the planes will see an eclipse that lasts about 25 percent longer, over 6 minutes and 22 seconds. This map shows the path of the 2024 total solar eclipse. The dark path across the continent is the path of totality"
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