Mumbai: For the first time in the country, an eclipse will be captured from the air on Thursday. Making it happen are two city organisations, MAB Aviation in Vile Parle and Space Geeks, a group that promotes space and astronomy.
MAB Aviation CEO Arvind Jadhav said two aircraft would be deployed to photograph the eclipse. One is a Beechcraft C-90, which will fly at an altitude of 10,000 feet, and the other is a Cessna 172S, which will operate at 2,000 feet.
Jadhav said both planes would take off from Juhu aerodrome around 8.30 am and head towards the northern part of the city, proceed over Shirdi, capture the eclipse and return at 9.45 am. He said it would not be possible to photograph the eclipse over the city because of heavy air traffic.
“We have to choose an area where there is little air traffic and Shirdi was the best choice,” he said.
He said both planes would fly the same route at different altitudes. On board both would be a team of photographers and, possibly, scientists, astronomers and celebrities.
25/12/19 Srinivas Laxman/Times of India
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