Dozens witness supermoon eclipse from onboard special Qantas scenic flight
The aircraft made a series of turns to make sure passengers on both sides got a chance to see the lunar event.
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The aircraft made a series of turns to make sure passengers on both sides got a chance to see the lunar event.
The aircraft made a series of turns to make sure passengers on both sides got a chance to see the lunar event.
Angus Watson and Francesca Street, CNN • Published 27th May 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Up next Sydney (CNN) — The moon was illuminated a bright coppery red, big and beaming in the night sky. And as people on the ground in Australia and New Zealand and parts of the western United States peered up to admire this rare super blood moon eclipse on May 26, perhaps the best view of the astronomical marvel came from 43,000 feet in the sky -- on board a Qantas-operated "flight to nowhere." Crisscrossing the skies above Sydney harbor for three hours, 180 travelers enjoyed a front row seat for this s...
The moon was illuminated a bright coppery red, big and beaming in the night sky.
What it was like on board the Qantas supermoon flight to nowhere A Qantas-operated' "flight to nowhere" offered up-close views of a rare celestial event: a lunar eclipse and supermoon. Posted: May 27, 2021 2:10 PM Updated: May 27, 2021 2:10 PM Posted By: By Angus Watson and Francesca Street, CNN The moon was illuminated a bright coppery red, big and beaming in the night sky. And as people on the ground in Australia and New Zealand and parts of the western United States peered up to admire this rare super blood moon eclipse on May 26, perhaps the best view of the astronomical marvel came fro...