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Eclipse 2003: Antarctic Flight Through
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November 23, 2003 |
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The Flight was a spectacular
success!
PRESS HERE
to see our first trip report |
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Eclipse Flight
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Of course, you won’t want to look
out the window only during the solar eclipse — the scenery below
will be breathtaking throughout the entire flight.
When we’re not
concentrating on the eclipse, we will enjoy expert commentary about
the natural history of Antarctica.
Each traveler will receive a
video recording of the eclipse and digital images
of totality on CD-ROM.
As an added bonus, we plan to fly
directly over the Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole!
Our Eclipse
Flight will include international-class food and beverage service,
along site-seeing over Antarctica. |
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Join
Sky & Telescope
magazine and
TravelQuest International on an
exclusive charter flight to witness the total eclipse of the Sun over
Antarctica on November 23, 2003. In partnership with
LanChile
Airlines, South America’s leading carrier, we will leave Punta Arenas,
Chile, to intercept the Moon’s shadow over the Ice Continent.
Here is how it will work:
Eclipse
Flight – Sunday, November 23rd
Meet fellow Eclipse
Flight participants from around the world at the Punta Arenas Airport in
the early afternoon for our 14-hour flight. Once over Antarctica we’ll
experience 2 minutes 26 seconds of totality — 29 seconds more than is
possible from the ground — with the Sun positioned 12° above
the horizon and visible directly off the aircraft’s port (left) wing.
Our planned intercept altitude of 11.6 kilometers (38,000 feet) virtually
assures that our view of this cosmic spectacle will be unhindered by
clouds,
press here to see simulation
. The flight plan calls for us to reach the centerline of the eclipse
path (mideclipse) at 23:06:02 Universal Time at 78.7° south, 51.9° east.
We will assume our final intercept heading approximately 7 minutes before
totality begins and maintain it for at least a few minutes after it ends.
To further assure great eclipse viewing for everyone on
board, we are limiting the capacity on LanChile’s brand-new 263-passenger
Airbus 340 aircraft to no more than 76 observers. Before and after the
eclipse, there will be plenty of room in the aircraft to get comfortable
and enjoy the expert commentary on the eclipse and Antarctica’s history
and natural wonders. We have even arranged for a flyover of the South
Pole!
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Our Antarctic Flight
Through Totality Flight Path
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International. All rights
reserved. 800-830-1998
Revised: October 25, 2005.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies or trademark holders. |
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