Solar Eclipse of August 1, 2008 - LTU 1111

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.

  • Partial eclipse from Targoviste, Romania

  • Partial eclipse from Chennai, India

  • Partial eclipse from Jodrell Bank Observatory, England

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