The results are in...
Covid caused at least one major cancellation of a cruise ship.
The majority of ships did not see totality. One managed to see it between the clouds.
On the ice (glacier) the sky was clear. A live feed from NASA was provided from that location.
The aircraft managed to see totality above the clouds.
There were several problems as might be expected. Covid was the root of them all. The original aircraft set up to be used for the aerial intercept were grounded because they did not have the range in case of emergency. An original emergency stop option was rescinded due to recent changes in Covid protocols. A different type of aircraft had to be used, at a great expense. Everyone was able to see the eclipse, just not according to the original plan. Some had to share rows.
Congratulations to all that attempted to travel to this eclipse. It was not easy. Tons of paper work, numerous queues to have papers processed, lots of covid testing, and wearing a mask almost all the time. This was not an eclipse for most. The pandemic continues and Antarctica is not an easy (nor cheap) place to visit.
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