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Just 1.5 minutes after totality it was already very bright again, and there wasn't much to see of the wave of darkness departing either. Just 7 minutes after totality the first of an endless stream of aircraft, including big noisy jets, started taking off!

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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Sun Mar 9 14:33:54 MDT 2025)