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Astronomers and pilots chased a solar eclipse across the heavens on Monday.
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People in the USA gazed into the sky to catch a glimpse of a rare celestial event.
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NASA equipped its high-altitude WB57 planes with special sensors.
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Pilots navigated a path within the eclipse 15,240 meters high to get a view.
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NASA also fired rockets into Earth's upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere.
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A total solar eclipse happens when the moon obscures the face of the sun.
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This celestial phenomenon momentarily turns day to night.
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Totality means the sun's corona becomes a million times dimmer.
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See the corona in ways that just would not be possible at any other time.
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They briefly stir nocturnal creatures and make birds and insects fall silent.
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