The Longest Solar Eclipse Ever

[@primalspace]

Have you ever seen a total eclipse? - Shoutout to Incogni for making this vid possible, try it out here: incogni.com/primalspace

[@nathanbanks2354]

Ask me again after April 8...

[@gaveintothedarkness]

Ive seen a total eclipse of the heart! Does that count?

[@gorfhalo1]

I saw the 2017 one in IL! Cant wait for the April 8th one, crossing my fingers for cloudless skies!

[@pro_videos_real]

no

[@JamesCampagna-w6e]

I saw the 2017 in idaho.

[@AlejandroFlores-vi8tl]

Can you imagine being a Tuareg nomad in the Sahara and suddenly the sky darkens, the sun disappears replaced by a ring of fire, then a strange object zips by faster than any bird and massive boom erupts around you and the sun returns.

[@smiddy0000]

Haha best comment. I think they really thought the aliens were coming

[@XKS99]

Two booms

[@Bs_bg]

One of the best comments I have ever seen

[@der.Schtefan]

You're racist and condescending. I reported you.

[@Loneranger670]

They would definitely say something like what the F was that???

[@Papio103]

Imagine Having An Eclipse thats 80 minutes long... truly one of the most unique moments in history. Edit : Im watching this video again 3 minutes before the 2024 eclipse. it just felt right to watch it now.

[@AdmiralThumbs]

Yeah, I was just excited that we're gonna experience twice the totality time of 2017's eclipse at over 4 minutes, but they win by nearly a factor of 20.

[@zucottimanicotti7112]

Black Hole Sun

[@RailsofForney]

Now I no longer feel bad about getting up 10 minutes late for the partial eclipse in September.

[@RailsofForney]

@@zucottimanicotti7112 You just _had_ to do that, didn’t you? 😂

[@BLOXKAFELLARECORDS]

2173 we will have another chance.

[@chrisbrowning360]

The eclipse these people experienced while on that Concorde flight must have been beyond words..

[@primalspace]

Would have been pretty amazing that's for sure. I hope they were able to take some time to really take it all in.

[@allistairneil8968]

Not really. You just used those words.

[@ernieoporto1111]

@@allistairneil8968Lol no, that's not how that works

[@alanwatts8239]

​@@allistairneil8968The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.

[@benkinney8870]

"dark"

[@GoHARD99]

To think this happened in 1973 and the job they did was incredible.things like this is why I love Science

[@nowandrew4442]

Mate, wait till you hear about Voyager I....

[@albaracheetah9083]

I drove 3 hours past into Arkansas and seen my first total eclipse today, it is a unique experience, mesmerizing.

[@viclunaanthc3274]

I drove from SoCal to Beaver Fork Lake just outside of Conway. Beautiful park and surreal eclipse. Totally worth it. Egypt, here I come!!!

[@ducksongfans]

i would have had to drive 10 hours to get to the edge of the shadow

[@bobcastro9386]

Drove from Atlanta to Sidney, Ohio for the eclipse on my birthday! High clouds were thin enough to see through to the eclipse.

[@greo909]

Drove 1482 miles, phoenix to lake wappapello mo.

[@sciencoking]

I flew from Germany to the pacific coast of Mexico. Great time!

[@CrankThatFranck]

Just flying in Concorde #001 is already incredible, now imagine following an eclipse, extremely iconic.

[@primalspace]

iconic indeed!

[@JohnFekoloid]

The most concorde thing that was ever done with a concorde! ✌️✌️

[@jackaguirre8576]

How come I've never heard of this experiment?

[@WyvernVin]

Andre Turcat has now imprinted his name in human history.

[@thepeero9670]

The #001 links to something

[@gorfhalo1]

I had no idea that this experiment was conducted! It's incredible that the Concorde was able to keep up with the moon for that long!

[@primalspace]

Pretty incredible stuff. I'm so glad you enjoyed the topic - I was really looking forward to sharing it!

[@PableenskeeGames]

Kinda goofy the pilot hit the brakes there lol, i want a Concorde now!

[@rockfri]

@gorfhalo1 I find it incredible that we humans have managed to perform a race at 2000km/h between a beautiful metallic bird and the Moon itself. It's mind-blowing!

[@treyvon4444]

I always thought about it but never knew either 😩

[@srthebox4946]

How long could an sr71 chase the moon for, as long as the moon is capable of blocking the sun I suppose.

[@davidcummings2020]

I love how they were allowed to cut up Concorde 001 for this unique experiment and how precise the flight plan was conducted manually with such skill.

[@Ia-mes_Aqrabdabar]

Revelation 6. We at Seal 4 Russia. Seal 5 is the economic and internal collapse/ mark of the beast. Seal 6 less than 3 months after seal 5 mass destruction. Convert: COVID 19, in Roman numbers! Letters art numbers! It translate into 606 passport.

[@zv7ws]

Crazy how that 1 second delay cost them 6 minutes view of the eclipse. There really wasn't much room for error. Kudos to the pilot for executing the manoeuvre to near perfection.

[@davecrupel2817]

Though it's considered a major alteration, i wouldnt exactly call poking a few window holes "cutting it up". Lol

[@deep.space.12]

@@davecrupel2817 A few holes in a pressurized cabin

[@davecrupel2817]

@@deep.space.12 I know. And an extra-high performance pressurized frame too. (Higher Delta-P and some potential thermal stress) That's why i mentioned it being classed as a "Major Alteration." That's a thing in aircraft maintenance/engineering. And a pretty significant one. All kinds of special inspections & approvals needed. The fact that they bothered to show that whole piece being fit over these holes, hardware & all, is clear evidence of that. They likely had to show it in such detail for legal reasons. Even though she doesn't fly anymore.

[@sreevinayakjinu6141]

An Eclipse that lasts 3 minutes long in itself is one of the most beautiful things in nature... imagine it being 80 minutes long

[@ThereIsNoRoot]

The 2024 Eclipse was my first Totality and a very magical moment. I remember seeing and hearing the Concorde fly overhead as a young kid in the 80s. Now I learned that they paired up for the most badass science experiment ever. Thank you for telling this story. It brings me hope in humanity.

[@primalspace]

That's pretty amazing and I'm sure another lifelong memory made. Thank you for watching and for all your support. It really means so much!

[@Planekid]

Concorde is such an amazing aircraft. I never heard about this story but I find it awesome that they did this. If I were to chose any aircraft to bring back It would be the concord. Using it for an eclipse is super awesome.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

Until you learn that by jealousy and hate the USA destroyed it's chance of becoming economically viable and destroyed it on the airfield by conveniently placing US made aircraft parts on the runway of it's takeoff.

[@RailsofForney]

Speak no less.

[@MegaLokopo]

Having it break your windows as it flew overhead would not be fun though.

[@TahaShakir2]

​@@MegaLokopothat's just a small price to pay to get repaired compared to your ears 💀

[@MegaLokopo]

@@TahaShakir2 yea, but I can wear ear plugs. My windows can't.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven169]

In 1999, during a solar eclipse over Europe, three Concordes, one from France and two from Britain, briefly pursued the moon's shadow. The Concordes maintained presence in the shadow for approximately 4 to over 5 minutes, leveraging the aircraft's unique capability to exceed Mach 2. Passengers aboard these flights were tourists.

[@ommsterlitz1805]

British operated Concorde not made in Britain

[@mikes8928]

@@ommsterlitz1805 You are incorrect. All seven Concorde airframes operated by BA were built in Filton, near Bristol, UK, along with one prototype, one pre-production and one production test aircraft, for a total of ten built in Britain.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

@@mikes8928 Britain might soon not be the only country to have had a supersonic commercial aircraft. NASA introduced their state-of-the-art supersonic airframe recently (which they had worked on for donkeys years), which should greatly reduce the sonic boom, making supersonic flights over land possible.

[@testman9541]

​​@@paulmichaelfreedman8334only ? 😂 You have missed something about Concorde.... Hint is in the name 👻 Bisous de France 😘

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

@@testman9541 Concorde was financed and maintained by both BA and AF, but they were designed and built by british aerospace engineers.

[@dema]

Last year by chance I saw prototype 001 still in the “eclipse observatory” configuration in Paris. At first I didn’t get what it was all about, now thanks to this video I have a full picture and now I know how rare of a plane I’ve seen

[@EzraPB]

As someone who saw the 2017 and the eclipse yesterday I think this would be the best flight of all time

[@LianValentine-je7ke]

Loved the fact that they leveraged the strengths of the Concorde for science like the only commercial aircraft that has the ability to supercruise at that time, boasting the large usable pressurized cabin among supersonic aircrafts and the best of all no 'classified' military technology to worry for when modifying.

[@kukuc96]

At the time, it was the only aircraft that could supercruise at all. Even contemporary fighter jets couldn't.

[@GansHanders]

​@@kukuc96And even today the most modern fighter jets can't supercruise at the same distance and at the same longevity as concorde.

[@twentysevenlitres]

So Concorde 001 these days resides in the French Air Museum at Le Bourget Airport in Paris. It still has the portholes in the roof from the Solar Eclipse flight. That air museum is now on my bucket list!

[@Notes123]

Ive been there ,theres also a Air France Concorde(F-BTSD) , Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 there its a must go to place if your in Paris

[@Notes123]

But I don’t think the portholes are still there(not 100% sure) they were probably removed during the refurbishment of the plane in 1995

[@MaryDougherty-ge3mh]

The Paris Air Museum at LeBourget Airport is on my bucket list also! Thank you for that information. Paris is one amazing place I've always wanted to I visit.

[@danisolediego2719]

Le Bourget is a must do if you ever go to Paris. I will remember for the rest of my life the exact moment I entered that hangar with TWO Concordes in it. I almost cried. No jokes.

[@conanotoole]

That one photograph of Concorde with the eclipse in the sky above it has got to be one of the greatest photos of one of the coolest achievements ever! It really is such a pity that we don't have anything like Concorde flying today, but hopefully in the near future commercial airliners go supersonic once again!

[@lonesome3958]

Which one?

[@Nevada-Habesha.Mapper]

Boom is bringing supersonic commercial flight back thankfully.

[@TheSwanies]

what photo, it's all CGI.

[@worawatli8952]

@@TheSwanies Try google "Concorde chasing eclipse", there is a real photo out there, best Concorde photo ever. It was took from a cockpit of a chasing jet fighter.

[@MichaelProds99]

That photo is fake unfortunately

[@rjalsultan5295]

The more I learn about Concorde and the amazing things it can do, the more it makes me wish for it to return, not only can it keep up with a celestial body for 80 minutes to witness a total eclipse! But also be a commercial airliner that can go from New York to Paris in only 3 hours is amazing! I love the Concorde

[@8vantor8]

sadly concord was not economical to operate due to all the fuel and maintenance the aircraft needed.

[@bakers962]

The Concorde is one of my favorites! It was so far ahead of its time and the engineering put into it is incredible. Never knew about this mission. Great video, keep up the good work!

[@primalspace]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck in the giveaway!

[@alasdairdougall7868]

As a young boy, we used to watch the test flights of the concord over southern England. I remember being 10 years old and the news of the eclipse chasing flight. It sparked a love and wonderment of the concord and the people who designed and built it.

[@ABTContinentallyProblematic]

The Concorde is one of the most impressive planes ever! It’s crazy how we managed to engineer a plane like this that can go twice as fast as sound! I seriously can’t believe how accurately everything was done and the fact that they were only one second off course! I love your animations and videos! They’re entertaining, highly educational, and well made!

[@bluedarkness7125]

And that person is wise to leave 20 seconds earlier!

[@ABTContinentallyProblematic]

@@bluedarkness7125 Very true!

[@ashhawk2346]

The fastest bird took to the sky, following in the steps of the Legendary Icarus.. To the rescue came her closest friend the Moon who was there this time to shield her sleek wings from the burning Sun. What a ride! What an honour!

[@Dhunkt]

Beautiful

[@benvandermerwe4934]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@lonesome3958]

Um aktually not the fastest bird/plane for the time that title goes to the blackbird 🤓

[@MegaLokopo]

@@lonesome3958 There was one faster, but only in certain situations. See if you can figure out what it was.

[@albertlong3492]

@@MegaLokopo something called the X-15?

[@theyeeconspiracyturtleeggs2219]

My friends and I drove 1500 miles to see the recent eclipse and I'm hooked. It's such a jaw-dropping experience! So interesting that such an operation would not be possible today, Concorde was really something else.

[@primalspace]

Amazing! I'm sure it was worth every mile.

[@sassvath]

The concord aka the coolest plane ever The concord is so iconic also imagine having watched a solar eclipse for over an hour would have been a truly amazing sight to see I also love and appreciate how much time and effort @primalspace put into this video

[@Nothhing-dh2fr]

The coolest and best

[@primalspace]

So glad you think so too!

[@kevstubeification]

I saw the total eclipse in 2017, and I’m planning to see the upcoming one. I’m hoping to view it for a full 4 min. I’m bringing a telescope, but honestly it may be best just to watch and enjoy it for the brief period of time available. Being able to see it and run tests for 70 min must have been truly awe inspiring.

[@jdemuro1]

Following up. Did you see it?

[@kevstubeification]

@jdemuro1 I did, yes! Awe inspiring again. I tried taking pictures, but I didn't bother with the telescope 😊 Still a breathtaking experience!

[@jdemuro1]

@@kevstubeification Amazing! Glad you got to experience. That was hands down the most incredible thing I've ever witnessed.

[@hyperjanny1510]

for us we saw it for 4 min 20 (nice)

[@jofre_bosch]

Concorde was a plane to allow anyone to experience supersonic speeds and for this reason it was a memorable plane

[@bedardpelchat]

Mind you, in the 1990s it was 5000$ on way from London/Paris to New York.

[@nielsdaemen]

Amazing! Never heard of this before! Thanks!

[@primalspace]

And thanks for watching! Really glad you enjoyed it!

[@monteivoire]

Imagine soaring through the sky at twice the speed of sound aboard the Concorde, and suddenly, the world below falls into an eerie twilight as the moon moves to obscure the sun. It's a breathtaking moment of cosmic alignment, where day turns to night in a matter of minutes. From the sleek windows of the Concorde, passengers gaze in awe as the solar eclipse unfolds before their eyes, painting the sky with hues of orange and purple. It's an electrifying experience that sends shivers down your spine and leaves you speechless, a moment where you feel the pulse of the universe right outside your window. The Concorde transforms into a front-row seat to one of nature's most spectacular shows, leaving everyone on board buzzing with excitement and wonder. It's not just cool-it's downright mind-blowing!

[@cgodlove]

Just witnessed the totality in Mazatlan Mexico and brought up the topic of whether it were possible to be on a flight path to stay in it beginning to end. My daughter pointed out the speed required, and we paused on that. Now we know. Thanks for the answer!

[@aaronag7876]

Outstanding video, which brought back such great childhood memories. Being a boy from the 60's, growing up in London, knowing when Concord took off from Heathrow and to see the sad end of it's last flight back into Heathrow, then to hear this story, which is the first I've heard of it, is just amazing. Most boys in the 70s and 80s, had posters of fast cars or women on their walls. I had Concord, with the nose down and the background of it's vaper trail. Next to the poster was the Esso tiger in the snow. Sadly, both gone when I left boarding school, as was the metal toy of Concord, with the moving nose cone. Your video refuelled my love for Concord and a simpler time in my life. Thank you

[@Project-Air]

Excellent job as usual! Such an interesting story about Concorde. Shows what a unique aircraft it really was. 🙌

[@Komeuppance]

Looking forward to your recreation... FPV RC plane keeping up with an eclipse!

[@duenorth9]

It is a beautiful aircraft used to study a beautiful phenomenon, the absolute precise timing needed for this and the fact they pulled it off is incredible.

[@primalspace]

Absolutely incredible, and what an amazing thing to experience.

[@prettycoolcat]

I love the Concorde, it is one of the reasons I chose to study aerospace engineering, my favorite Lego set (by far), and this is one of the coolest flights I’ve ever heard about, ever. It’s so niche and I’m so happy you covered it so kudos to you!

[@laurencecloutier9571]

I just witnessed my first total eclipse yesterday in Montreal, and it was amazing. I wish it lasted longer! So cool that they were able to see it for 70 minutes.

[@primalspace]

That's amazing! I would have loved to have seen it myself!

[@heinrichbecker4130]

Thank you for this wonderful video. Being 8 years old when this flight happened, I still can remember the news in the TV about this flight. At that time, were men just walked on the moon, this seemed "normal" to me, of course, you can fly that fast to catch up with the moon. Little did I know, how unique this mission was, and probably will be for a very long time to come. This video should be dedicated to the brilliant engineers of that time, who made these miracles possible.

[@Pilotdan747]

Yet another example of how the Concorde was truly a one-of-a-kind aircraft. Missions like this only add to the legend of a truly remarkable plane. Hopefully soon we will get to see supersonic travel again

[@flappy301]

The only things that make such a unique aircraft even more interesting are stories like these! Literally feels like something out of a Sci-Fi book!

[@Kenneth.177]

i shivered many times watching this. i knew this story before, but imagining how beautiful it must be to witness a total solar eclipse for more than an hour on the fastest passenger plane is just awe inspiring

[@primalspace]

it would have been such an amazing moment to experience in real life. I really hope they had the opportunity to slow down and take it all in.

[@andrewdelong8271]

The fact this isn’t a movie is mind boggling ! I got chills just thinking about it.

[@albertogarciaengineer3053]

I love the Concorde, what a beauty!

Concorde is definitely an engineering marvel and a symbol of human ingenuity. What surprises me is that as someone who loves planes and rockets I never knew about this story. 😅

[@sokol1235]

Thats the best use of concorde the Pier Lena is a Genius to come up with this stunt just imagine how thrilling it must have been and also Andre Turcat is a chad for keeping the delay as low as possible

[@rhouser1280]

I got to see one on April 8th. Leading up to totality was cool but nothing too special. Totality completely blew my mind! I knew it would be cool too but wasn’t expecting how incredible it would be! I tried explaining what I saw but it’s hard to put into words, next to my kids being born, it was honestly one of the most surreal things I’ve experienced. I wish it lasted longer but maybe that’s what made it even more incredible.

[@moonrunnerxv]

I'd love to be on a concorde like that, long lasting eclipse would be just amazing, and I wonder what humanity will be able to achieve in next centuries.

[@primalspace]

it would be a once in a lifetime experience and something you'd never forget I'm sure!

[@Jake_Fish_pleb]

Just a another masterpiece you've created. I think I can speak for all, you truly make learning new things interesting. We thank you and love your video's.

[@primalspace]

Thank you so much! It means so much that you all continue to watch and enjoy my videos.

[@ancientlink0]

It must have been an astonishing experience, the concord was definitely a marvel of engineering.

[@bobinou]

incogni seems like a big scam, they send just 45 emails in 4 months with 44 on the first day? how could that make any change?

[@Ia-mes_Aqrabdabar]

Revelation 6. We at Seal 4 Russia. Seal 5 is the economic and internal collapse/ mark of the beast. Seal 6 less than 3 months after seal 5 mass destruction. Convert: COVID 19, in Roman numbers! Letters art numbers! It translate into 606 passport.

[@jerrym1183]

Was unaware of this till today, thats impressive... Love this Eclipse coverage

[@rsgulledge]

Fantastic convergence of technology and nature. Shows, once again, the beauty and majesty of both.

[@aviationfromnaman]

I have seen a total eclipse but hats off to the scientists, the pilots and concorde for making history by flying at Mach 2.08 and see the world's longest eclipse. Congrats 👏

[@RocketmanBlueGD]

Put free bird over this

[@HiThereZoomy]

👍👍👍

[@Pizzamanvr-em3dm]

Yes

[@Benitoe2323]

Do it and you will be viral

[@Abdul-of6rs]

What do you mean by free but bird

[@Abdul-of6rs]

What do you mean by free bird

[@aarenskov]

Proud to see that my island was the start of the mission!🎉🎉

[@thehonestmechanic]

The Concorde was a nice aircraft and its a shame that it his been grounded indefinitely. I can see why it would have been the perfect observatory to witness such a rare event. Kodoos to all of those who prepared and worked this unforgettable event

[@KaceyGreen]

That is very cool, I was thinking about the ways it could be repeated, and you're right it would be a very long time before it's re-done as we've got a shortage of supersonic aircraft right now and the next large fast craft we have are likely to be earth to earth spacecraft which are then too fast and less maneuverable at speed.

[@CheeseMeadow]

What an awesome piloting feat by Andre Turcat! Happy coincidence that the transit speed of the eclipse was so close to concordes top speed. Such an awesome story I'd bever heard before, great job Primal Space🙌

[@usnoozeyuloosey]

0:39 "we modelled the entire thing" I was then expecting a 79min video 😂

[@primalspace]

🤣🤣🤣 can you imagine

[@JOVANBRAWL.]

Bruh I just say this right when he Sayed it

[@jeremyjohnson1653]

What a perfect use for Concord. We drove 1380 miles from Utah to Arkansas to watch and live stream the April 8th eclipse. 4 minutes was not long enough, I could only imagine how having 80 minutes would have been. Amazing!

[@astro._gaming]

This would have been so cool to be a part of and imagine literally racing the moon!

[@fromnorway643]

It would have been impossible without help from the Earth's rotation since that reduced the shadow's ground speed by about 1600 km/h.

[@rustix3]

7:43 "Landed in Chad" a truly chad moment

[@magister61]

Fantastic achievement! that combines two of my passions, astronomy and aviation

[@primalspace]

Absolutely!

[@Voetrix]

i have never seen a total eclipse

[@davidroddini1512]

I saw the eclipse in 2022 (I don’t believe it was total) and there was a total eclipse when I was a child in the early 1980s but I was outside the path of totality.

[@KoRntech]

If you can you absolutely have to see totality, not just see it experience it. It is a life altering experience. You can understand why our ancients thought the world ended.

[@benjarsenault]

Go as soon as you can! I'm going to see my first one on the 8th

[@Voetrix]

@@benjarsenault i live in Central Europe

[@NevadaMostWanted658]

Neither do i

[@stephenjohnbetts1058]

Wow what a truly amazing story. One I had never heard of before, Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@primalspace]

And thank you for watching. So glad you enjoyed it!

[@kuanmarkus9274]

This is truly the most beautiful thing any human could experience.

[@MpingirikaAnthony]

Me with my bro :Lets go play with my toy aeroplane. Scientists:Lets go play with a CONCORD 🥶🥶☠💀

[@primalspace]

😂😂😂

[@TheKingsMindset]

So the sun beats like a heart? Interesting.

[@ch4.hayabusa]

Scientiats: We're running late... Andre: ブースト

[@YRLCarlos]

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE

[@protactinium733]

Insane that the pilot of the Concorde flew to the spot a kilometer off yet still they experienced the eclipse. Kudos to the scientists who planned for this crazy event and how well it paid off

[@texman1166]

That was a heck of an accomplishment and certainly highly educational. I did not know how fast an eclipse moves.

[@RussFedorov]

Imagine still believing that the earth is flat

[@Shinojkk-p5f]

They want to free tickets to moon 🌙

[@Shinojkk-p5f]

They want to free tickets to moon 🌙

[@nanakojo]

I still believe its flat

[@happypiano4810]

@@nanakojoSee above comment.

[@BritnyNoelle]

Allshu akbar

[@Tarez205]

Is there no footage of this😒

[@joshuagharis9017]

It was 1970s bro. No camcorders in every pocket 😢

[@corimcodes6549]

🎉

[@primalspace]

🙌🙌🙌

[@-SpaceFrog-]

I never knew of this!! The amount of precision by Andre Turcat in piloting concord is insane. What they must have experienced is insane.

[@PunitBangera]

Concorde was way ahead of time and so was this team of scientists

[@gioluvsu6710]

Pretty early

[@HEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHUH]

Same

[@void12122]

lovely video as always, though theres an error at 2:53, concorde’s speed calculation is labeled both km/h.

[@anonymous-it4uh]

Never heard of this before. This flight was an amazing achievement. Pretty amazing that the Concorde could almost keep up with the eclipse path. Would be cool to witness this on a next generation supersonic plane.

[@paulaingram3966]

I remember this from my childhood. I tell the story of this achievement still, whenever Concorde crops up in conversation. When Concorde was undertaking speed of sound trials, it had to fly over unpopulated land or sea - so it was based in Johannesburg South Africa and flew out of Jan Smuts Airport every day directly south, over my school and on to the ocean beyond South Africa. That was the start of my love affair with the aircraft. Unfortunately I was never lucky enough to fly on her. I did however receive many detentions for running out of lessons to watch her fly over as soon as I heard and felt her engines - every day, and sometimes twice a day! I believe the aircraft that was modified for this magnificent event was on display at Duxford Air Museum in the UK for a time after the flight. Thank you for producing such a concise and informative video of a remarkable undertaking in a remarkable plane that is no longer gracing our skies.

[@B11_vr]

I wish I could of been on that Concorde and with witnessed the eclipse. Great video!

[@primalspace]

I wish the same. So glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

[@B11_vr]

Your welcome. I always enjoy watching your videos!

[@lynnchateau2313]

Concorde was the most phenomenal airliner that ever took to the skies! And this eclipse with the scientists and crew on board would have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience! I only wish I could have been on board too! Unforgettable! THANK YOU so much for posting this memorable event!

[@Donkey2G]

Truly a great spectacle, pretty amazing that the Concorde can almost keep up with the literal moon!

[@fromnorway643]

The Earth's rotation reduced the shadow's ground speed by about 1600 km/h. Without that effect, even a Blackbird would have trouble following the shadow.

[@Donkey2G]

Ah, so in reality they were almost as fast as the shadow but not the moon.

[@davee1471]

That must be so cool to experience that for such a long time even better on board one of the greatest plane on earth. Hope everybody is having great day.

[@PrinceofPwnage]

Drove from Chicago to Indianapolis this past weekend to experience totality, took my 6yo son with me, it was absolutely beautiful. I hope he remembers it forever.

[@PAVLOS2000]

Imagine telling soneone from medieval times that we had made machines capable of chasing the moon itself. Crazy.

[@primalspace]

Pretty amazing stuff!

[@sapphicgal3245]

I think it's wonderful that this mission happened. They got together scientists all over the world to observe a spectacle no one ever has, or will now that the concorde has been phased out. Them working together with concorde in the name of science showcases the best of humanity in a world filled with conflicts, politics and hate

[@felixlange1263]

I can't imagine the mess of logistics that had to be done to make something like this possible. "You want to CHASE the eclipse? Over some of the most remote regions of Africa? In the CONCORDE?"

[@sion8]

“When you put it that way… yeah!”

[@andrescaceres3253]

This is truly the most amazing view of any eclipse anyone could wish for, and being inside a Concorde traveling at supersonic speeds is definitely an incredible experience by itself. I wish I could see one total solar eclipse one day.

[@billmcnatt7464]

Experienced totality for the 1st time in my 50 years during this year's (2024) total eclipse, and it is truly an Awe inspiring event. I can't imagine how incredible this would have been.

[@GreenGiantJoe]

This is a spectacular video. I was curious about this very thing experiencing the eclipse of April 8, 2021 in the United States. Great Job!!!👍👍👍👍

[@annking1576]

We watched from Tupper Lake, NY! It was stunning! Thank you to all the wonderful guests to our town of Tupper Lake over the past few days. I am so glad the clouds moved and we were all able to view the Eclipse Totality. It was a stunning site to behold. I & many others were able to get fabulous pictures & videos of the event. If you are interested in our town, check out my waterfront property at 131 Lake Simond Road, Tupper Lake, NY. Escape the city. Come up to live in peace, view the sun, the stars & the moon! Experience & enjoy nature's splendor. I hope you all have safe journeys home. Wishing You Blessings & Wonderful Adirondack Memories.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

With a top speed over 3500km/h (2200mph), the SR-71 Blackbird was more than capable enough to chase an eclipse.

[@frankendoodle6379]

After yesterdays total solar eclipse, 80 mins of that would be nothing but a spiritual moment for me.

[@mikem12406]

Wow, must have been an awe-inspiring experience to witness a solar eclipse from this vantage point

[@hansmayer7814]

I found this video in preparation for our own eclipse experience yesterday. Having a little less than three minutes of totality, I can only imagine the sheer awe and majesty of 74 minutes. Plus on a Concorde, how can anything top that?!

[@aaronpaolilli8578]

Even 99% totality is not enough and does not do it justice. Most People have no idea how amazing it is to see that Corona in 100% totality and when you see it, you want it to last forever. You know how people say that you can get bit by the Gold Bug? Well, you can also get bit by the Solar Eclipse Bug.

[@michaelkevinmirasol8256]

If there's a Tornado Chaser, there's an Eclipse Chaser as well

[@jamikin14mendoza27]

I have known concorde, and a fan of this aircraft ever since but i have never known about this. Theres another reason why to love this aircraft. The pilot's accuracy and precision is superb.... He really does know his aircraft very well.

[@vaadwuar]

Absolutely awe inspiring! Concorde was the pinnacle of manned aerospace technology and a truly beautiful machine.

[@LegacyOfLearning123]

The way you blend visuals and sound in your videos is truly mesmerizing.

[@primalspace]

Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoy them.

[@historybuilder6644]

Something about space and our place within it is such a fascinating, beautiful, but also lonely reality. I love moments like this where humans can find a way to grasp onto the vastness of it as if it were theirs.