Mind-Bending View of a Solar Eclipse from the Stratosphere

by Nancy Atkinson – March 24, 2015

 

L'éclipse totale de Soleil du vendredi 20 mars 2015 depuis la stratosphère, à 14 000 m d'altitude.
The solar eclipse on Friday, March 20, 2015, photographed at 14,000 meters. Credit and copyright: Guillaume Cannat.

What does a solar eclipse look like from a fast-flying Falcon 7X jet at 14,000 meters (48,000 feet)? French journalist Guillaume Cannat described the Sun as looking black and “ruffled.” See the rest at Universe Today.

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