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Aircraft:
Boeing 767-323(ER)
- Reg: N352AA full info | N352AA photos
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Serial #:
24033
- Airline: American Airlines
- Photo Date: Jan 11, 2016
- Uploaded: Feb 02, 2016
- Inflight, USA - New York
Notes:
Soon after departing JFK near sunset I witnessed this rare phenomenon looking northeast over the port wing. As the sun set 180 degrees opposite my view, its rays coming from below the southwestern horizon cast a shadow of the Earth on the lower atmosphere, shown here by the hazy purple line above the horizon. While likely easily seen when airborne, very few people witness it (or are even aware of it) from ground level. The phenomenon lasts only about 10-15 minutes. Note that the only other situation in which humans on Earth can see Earth’s shadow is during a lunar eclipse (1600x1067 pixels).
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Soon after departing JFK near sunset I witnessed this rare phenomenon looking northeast over the port wing. As the sun set 180 degrees opposite my view, its rays coming from below the southwestern horizon cast a shadow of the Earth on the lower atmosphere, shown here by the hazy purple line above the horizon. While likely easily seen when airborne, very few people witness it (or are even aware of it) from ground level. The phenomenon lasts only about 10-15 minutes. Note that the only other situation in which humans on Earth can see Earth’s shadow is during a lunar eclipse (1600x1067 pixels).Camera
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Aircraft
- Reg: N352AA full info | N352AA photos
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Aircraft:
Boeing 767-323(ER)
- Airline: American Airlines
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Serial #:
24033
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Inflight
- USA - New York
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