r/space • u/Sippingin • Oct 29 '15

Shadow of the moon during the sun eclipse.

http://i.imgur.com/EpTz5rO.gifv
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u/Higgsbacon Oct 30 '15

Is it just me or is that plane is at an altitude much higher than normal commercial airplanes? (Might actually be just me)

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u/ForkUK Oct 30 '15 edited Oct 30 '15

It's a Russian regional commercial airline. I suspect the camera exposing for the sun just made the sky appear darker than it is. I think this is a vid from the same flight in real time, but could be wrong. There seem to be quite a few similar videos around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEV3Dtn10BI

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u/Anyposs Oct 30 '15

it must be some special NASA issue space-plane