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| Schneider, Glenn H - (gschneid) gschneid@email.arizona.edu via emailarizona.onmicrosoft.com |
| 21:17 (Il y a 1 heure)
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| À glenn, Tim, Beattie
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I am writing to you as the identified point of contact for your astronomy club/organization. As a long-time eclipse chaser, I would very much appreciate your passing the following information regarding the 2 July 2019 total solar eclipse to you members who might have interest in the rare and extraordinary viewing opportunity discussed below. Thanks and best wishes for clear skies and good seeing. - Glenn Schneider
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AN ECLIPSE-CHASER'S DREAM COME TRUE…
See: http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/ECLIPSE_WEB/TSE2019/TSE2019_EFLIGHTMAX.html
*** Google traduction de la page web en Français:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=fr&u=http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/ECLIPSE_WEB/TSE2019/TSE2019_EFLIGHTMAX.html
*** Google-vertaling van de webpagina in het Nederlands:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=nl&u=http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/ECLIPSE_WEB/TSE2019/TSE2019_EFLIGHTMAX.html
Also see http://www.teitim.ipage.com/Documents/Seats_current.pdf and
http://www.teitim.ipage.com/Documents/Seats_Photos_current.pdf
as Google Translation does not convey linked PDF pages correctly.
But please read an "executive summary" below first:
I have some FANTASTIC NEWS about the July 2, 2019 total solar eclipse (TSE). I am writing to you through your astronomy organization as a possibly like-minded eclipse-chaser who (if so) I truly suspect may have significant interest in this rare opportunity discussed below.
After months of discussions with LATAM Airlines, we now are "GO!" to launch a spectacular high-altitude TSE 2019 eclipse-viewing flight from Easter Island, Chile, to the point of greatest eclipse approximately 1,100 km north of Easter Island. Our exclusively chartered Boeing 787-9 aircraft will execute a fully-optimized, high precision, centerline intercept of the lunar umbra from ~ 37,000 feet above the South Pacific Ocean. With a true airspeed of ~ 904 km/hr we will extend the duration of totality to an astounding time in the umbra of
** ~ 8-1/4 to 9+ minutes (!) **
(depending upon actual winds aloft) far above any otherwise obscuring clouds below. This aircraft is uniquely well-suited for this purpose (see web page link given above).
With this now most-welcome green light from LATAM, and in concert the charter organizer/booking agent T.E.I. Tours and Travel, I have prepared some detailed, preliminary, web-hosted information about the "EFLIGHT 2019-MAX" plan and viewing opportunity here:
http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/ECLIPSE_WEB/TSE2019/TSE2019_EFLIGHTMAX.html
The information therein has been sufficiently matured to inform of the overall flight plan and, in particular, its eclipse-motivated construction. PLEASE see those details that importantly augment this email, which should answer many of your questions.
As "usual" (i.e., for my 14th planned eclipse flight, and 35th time in the lunar umbral shadow), I am the 'technical guy' behind the definition, development, and implementation of this 'EFLIGHT' plan leading to this spectacular maximum-eclipse umbral intercept. I am not involved in flight bookings for those with interest to join the flight. That is in the very capable hands of Tim Todd at T.E.I. with his very significant past experience in eclipse flight charters. Tim is closely working with LATAM Airlines and separately provides per-participant (seat-row and window-based) flight booking and window+seat row information hosted on his server here:
http://www.teitim.ipage.com/Documents/Seats_current.pdf and
http://www.teitim.ipage.com/Documents/Seats_Photos_current.pdf
(both linked from the above TSE2019_EFLIGHTMAX.html page)
So, if you are enticed by the prospect of an amazing 8-1/4 to 9+ minutes of TSE 2019 totality from above ~ 80% of the Earth's atmosphere see
http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/ECLIPSE_WEB/TSE2019/TSE2019_EFLIGHTMAX.html
Then, if you have serious interest to participate in the flight, PLEASE let me (and importantly Tim!; tei@teiglobal.com; 1-925-825-6104) know ASAP with a reply to this email. I will keep all expressing interest posted, and hope you may join us for this extraordinarily long totality in pristine and cloud-free dark skies in our "middle of nowhere" point of Mid-Eclipse Intercept - the BEST place to be for TSE 2019.
FYI, there are only 43 usable sun-side eclipse viewing locations (main cabin seat-rows, or business-class windows) on the aircraft for eclipse viewing. Fourteen currently remain, and when they are gone, they are gone!
Cheers and Clear Skies (of course, from 37,000 ft.),
Glenn Schneider (gschneider@as.arizona.edu)
http://nicmosis.as.arizona.edu:8000/ECLIPSE_WEB/TSE2019/TSE2019_EFLIGHTMAX.html
John Beattie and Tim Todd
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