How to get to Space without a Rocket
Jon Carmichael |
TEDxManchester
• February 2019
Photographer Jon Carmichael always imagined what it would be like to see Earth from space. With a blend of passions for astronomy, aviation, and photography, Carmichael had a unique idea to photograph a solar eclipse from the sky. His great opportunity came in 2017 during the Great American Eclipse. Carmichael set out against all odds to capture the event from a commercial Southwest Airlines flight inside totality at 39,000 feet above the border of Oregon and Idaho. He spent a year processing hundreds of photos into a photo-mosaic that many say could be the best image of an eclipse ever made. Hear the inspiring story as he takes us on his journey.
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