Is it possible to travel to different places to see the Solar Eclipse numerous times?
So the question sounds confusing but i'll explain here. So on august 21st, 2017 a solar eclipse will go across the USA, so Salem is the first major city to go under totality of this eclipse, so if I can watch the eclipse in Salem, does it mean I can travel and watch the eclipse in Jacksonville to? Or is it impossible to do it? Astronomy & Space - 10 Answers
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Yes, but you can't travel as fast as the world turns
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if you can travel westward at fifteen degrees per hour, you could do it.
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really dude... just go on google and look for astronomers' research and explanations!!!!
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If you can travel fast enough, it is possible. In 1999 the Concord airplane was still in use. There was a beautiful eclipse over Europe. The Concord traveled within the shadow, wandering to the east, thus the passengers had more than the 2 minutes of local darkness.
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Sure, one of the most expensive ways to watch a solar eclipse is to charter a jet to fly along the path of totality for as long as possible - http://www.eclipse-chasers.com/tsebyAir.html http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Cool-Astronomy/2010/0709/Solar-eclipse-Only-the-rich-will-be-able-to-view-this-one http://www.tq-international.com/AntarcticaFly/AntarcticaFlyHome.htm http://www.eclipsetraveler.com/5-days-tahiti.htm http://www.luxist.com/tag/jet+charter/
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First off, the area of totality in an eclipse is relatively small. Secondly, the earth's rotation is moving 1000 MPH (more or less, depending on latitude), so it'd be difficult to even keep up, let alone get ahead of it.
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If you can travel at a speed of 1028 miles per hour in a straight line you should be able to keep up with the shadow.
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if you're fast enough
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Concord used to fly at the speed of the eclipse but unless you can borrow a mach 2 fighter jet, no.
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The moon moves around 2300 miles per hour, which means its shadow does as well. The Earth rotates in the same direction as the moon does so this helps, but even if the moon's shadow was moving straight east along the equator, you'd still have to move over 1000 miles per hour to keep up with it. A plane flying within the shadow can experience a longer period of totality than someone observing from the ground, but it would be impractical to fly an aircraft fast enough to stay within the umbra for an extended period of time.
So the question sounds confusing but i'll explain here. So on august 21st, 2017 a solar eclipse will go across the USA, so Salem is the first major city to go under totality of this eclipse, so if I can watch the eclipse in Salem, does it mean I can travel and watch the eclipse in Jacksonville to? Or is it impossible to do it? Astronomy & Space - 10 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Yes, but you can't travel as fast as the world turns
2 :
if you can travel westward at fifteen degrees per hour, you could do it.
3 :
really dude... just go on google and look for astronomers' research and explanations!!!!
4 :
If you can travel fast enough, it is possible. In 1999 the Concord airplane was still in use. There was a beautiful eclipse over Europe. The Concord traveled within the shadow, wandering to the east, thus the passengers had more than the 2 minutes of local darkness.
5 :
Sure, one of the most expensive ways to watch a solar eclipse is to charter a jet to fly along the path of totality for as long as possible - http://www.eclipse-chasers.com/tsebyAir.html http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Cool-Astronomy/2010/0709/Solar-eclipse-Only-the-rich-will-be-able-to-view-this-one http://www.tq-international.com/AntarcticaFly/AntarcticaFlyHome.htm http://www.eclipsetraveler.com/5-days-tahiti.htm http://www.luxist.com/tag/jet+charter/
6 :
First off, the area of totality in an eclipse is relatively small. Secondly, the earth's rotation is moving 1000 MPH (more or less, depending on latitude), so it'd be difficult to even keep up, let alone get ahead of it.
7 :
If you can travel at a speed of 1028 miles per hour in a straight line you should be able to keep up with the shadow.
8 :
if you're fast enough
9 :
Concord used to fly at the speed of the eclipse but unless you can borrow a mach 2 fighter jet, no.
10 :
The moon moves around 2300 miles per hour, which means its shadow does as well. The Earth rotates in the same direction as the moon does so this helps, but even if the moon's shadow was moving straight east along the equator, you'd still have to move over 1000 miles per hour to keep up with it. A plane flying within the shadow can experience a longer period of totality than someone observing from the ground, but it would be impractical to fly an aircraft fast enough to stay within the umbra for an extended period of time.
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