@neiltyson that depends on latitude!
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@neiltyson 11 hours from San Francisco to Shanghai. Sun never set. 13 hours from Shanghai to Chicago. Night lasted about 6 hours. :-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Sadly, it's ten years and a day now that you can't fly faster than that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson shame the Concorde was mothballed, it would be great to watch the sun rise west-east.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson That's a relief, because we need the Sun to not be frozen, cuz, y'know... heat.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson It’s all a question of latitude. I’ve flown from Frankfurt to San Francisco over Nunavut, with a beautiful sunset the whole way. - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson with the cost of jetlagThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I recommend flying Milan --> Dublin to see an extended sun set behind the Swiss Alps. Absolutely breathtaking.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson, The way you look at everything makes me both happy and envious.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson At the equator, time zones are about 1k miles, to cross one every hour, your plane would have to fly at over 1,000 miles per hourThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I love those flights. I've seen a sunset last 2 hours. Wonderful!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Would that also prolong the green flash if you can see it from a plane?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson But if you are really serious about long sunsets: http://what-if.xkcd.com/42/Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson If you flew at a high or low enough lattitude, 650 mph would work wouldn't it?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson (A short version of) my thoughts on that effect after commuting across three timezones semi-regularly:pic.twitter.com/dFQAk8q18L
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@neiltyson I noticed this once flying to Alaska. It was beautiful.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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