Qantas Chief Technical Pilot, Captain Alex Passerini, first flew the aircraft north from Sydney Airport, and then back south, intending to give all passengers on board the chance to gaze at the moon, snap a photo or two, and take in the experience. The flight was led by Captain Alex Passerini (left).
“The red color comes from sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere – a ring of light created by all the sunrises and sunsets happening around our planet at that time,” explains NASA on its website. Meanwhile, a total lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes through Earth’s shadow, and consequently looks darker and redder. Tickets for the flight sold out in 2.5 minutes, as flight-starved Aussie travelers – currently limited to traveling within the country or to New Zealand as part of the travel bubble – snapped up the opportunity for a joy ride with a view.Ī supermoon occurs when the moon is at its closest point in its orbit to Earth, which means the moon looks brighter and bigger to the human eye. “It was wonderful, I think I’ve never seen in such a way from land,” passenger Abdullah Khurram told CNN.
The moon was illuminated a bright coppery red, big and beaming in the night sky.Īnd as people on the ground in Australia and New Zealand and parts of the western United States peered up to admire this rare super blood moon eclipse on May 26, perhaps the best view of the astronomical marvel came from 43,000 feet in the sky – on board a Qantas-operated “flight to nowhere.”Ĭrisscrossing the skies above Sydney harbor for three hours, 180 travelers enjoyed a front row seat for this spectacular lunar event.
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