Longest Eclipse Ever: Airplane Chases the Moon's Shadow

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Eclipse hunters set a new record on July 11 for the longest eclipse ever observed by civilians chasing the moon in an airplane. While hundreds of eclipse enthusiasts flocked to islands in the South Pacific to watch the moon blot out the sun, astronomer Glenn Schneider and colleagues climbed to 39,000 feet to spend 9 minutes, 23 seconds in the moon's shadow. "We cheated Mother Nature by two minutes beyond what she could normally produce," Schneider said.

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