Total Solar Eclipse 2015

March 20, 2015, from a Boeing 737-800 at 35,000 feet over the North Atlantic/Norwegian Sea

Total Solar Eclipse of March 20, 2015 as seen from a chartered Air Berlin Boeing 737-800 at 35,000 feet over the Norwegian Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Our aircraft departed Dusseldorf, Germany, with 56 passengers each with their own or shared row. The six hour flight resulted in 3m 40s of totality, about a minute longer than on the ground as we traveled with the shadow. At least 15 or so aircraft went up above the clouds to take in this eclipse and were lined up in two rows and stacked 1000 feet apart so as not to interfere with each other (see radar maps below). (Note: The rainbow artifact in the diamond ring photos is a product of the acrylic aircraft windows.)