“The big difference is that in the cockpit of an aircraft at 50,000 feet, it's very bright in the sun. There are no clouds above you, and then all of a sudden, you're hit with this slam of shadow.”

The Guardian · NASA WB-57 chases total eclipse from Iceland to study solar nanoflares

“You feel the temperature drop off; you'll notice that you need more light from your instruments, and it's kind of a weird, eerie shadow that you're surrounded by. It wraps around the view in the cockpit.”

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