TPG contributor Paul Thompson chased the solar eclipse on one of the themed Southwest flights — but he was just one of many people on airplanes trying to capture the phenomenon from above the clouds
We've scoured the internet and rounded up some of the best pictures and videos of the eclipse, all shot from airplanes.
Tanya Harrison, a scientist who works at Arizona State University, was aboard an Alaska Airlines flight with other scientists and journalists who were tracking the eclipse, and she got this video:
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View this post on XHere are highlights from Alaska's special flight — you'll see the eclipse occur at 00:29 and at 00:50:
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View this post on XAn NBC news producer captured some footage through his special eclipse glasses Southwest flight 363 from Chicago to Pittsburgh:
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View this post on XFrom a United flight:
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View this post on XOnboard the Alaska eclipse chaser flight:
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View this post on XNational Geographic shared this image:
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View this post on XMore pictures from NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, who was aboard the Alaska flight:
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View this post on XAlthough not shot from airplanes, these pictures of aircraft passing directly under the eclipse are stunning:
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Lastly here's a bonus clip from a beautiful solar eclipse that occurred in 2015:
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Were you on a flight during the eclipse? What did you see?
