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β | A {{w|total solar eclipse}} occurred on {{w|Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017|Monday, August 21, 2017}} | + | A {{w|total solar eclipse}} occurred on {{w|Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017|Monday, August 21, 2017}}. It was visible as a total eclipse in {{w|umbra|a narrow band}} across the contiguous United States from Oregon on the Pacific coast to South Carolina on the Atlantic. [[Cueball]] asks [[Megan]] what she is doing, which turns out to be mapping the flights of aircraft that will be flying through the path of totality during the eclipse. She has found between 50 to 100 such flights. |
While most flights during the eclipse are coincidental, a few airlines had special flights planned for the occasion. Alaska Airlines, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/07/20/solar-eclipse-2017-flights-offer-unobstructed-potentially-longer-view/493343001/ for example,] chartered an invitation only flight for about 50 astronomers and serious eclipse chasers. | While most flights during the eclipse are coincidental, a few airlines had special flights planned for the occasion. Alaska Airlines, [https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/07/20/solar-eclipse-2017-flights-offer-unobstructed-potentially-longer-view/493343001/ for example,] chartered an invitation only flight for about 50 astronomers and serious eclipse chasers. |