LTU 1111
German charter airline LTU, now trading as Air Berlin, operated a special flight from Düsseldorf to the North Pole to observe the eclipse. Flight number LT 1111 spent over 11 hours in the air, returning to base at 6pm after flying a planeload of eclipse chasers, scientists, journalists and TV crews to watch the celestial event. The route also included a low-level sightseeing tour of Svalbard before the eclipse and the magnetic pole afterwards.
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Partial eclipse from Targoviste, Romania
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Partial eclipse from Chennai, India
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Partial eclipse from Jodrell Bank Observatory, England
Read more about this topic: Solar Eclipse Of August 1, 2008