The speaker reflects on their own experiences with total solar eclipses and compares them to others who have seen even more. They discuss topics such as supersonic transports chasing the shadow of the eclipse, the remarkable 73-minute totality achieved by the Concord, and the longest eclipses occurring near the tropics. They also mention historical eclipses and upcoming ones in 2026 and 2023.
What is going on with eclipses? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about some upcoming eclipses and famous eclipses of the past with meteorologist and eclipse chaser, Joe Rao.
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