When Three F-15 Jet Fighters Raced a Solar Eclipse
The planes have to move fast to keep up with the moon’s shadow.
By Kyle Mizokami
Apr 19, 2018
The jets, taking off from southern Idaho, stayed in the moon’s shadow for three minutes. The speed of the Moon, and the speed of the rotation of the Earth, meant the planes really had to shovel to stay within the darkness created by the eclipse.
During a solar eclipse, large parts of the planet experienced partial or total darkness for a handful of minutes as the Moon passed in front of the sun. During a solar eclipse the day turns into night, as the Moon blocks sunlight. The moon itself glows dimly due to scattered and refracted light shining on it.
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