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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3611174" data-attributes="member: 111403">I have not found a suitable swept wing turboprop aircraft with engines in the position shown in the photo.If the aircraft was a classic older Boeing 737 with a 94ft wingspan then the wing tip lamps might be 90ft apart.Wing sweep 25 degreesCruise 500mph, plus wind addition or subtraction.Moon 32.6 arcminutes diameter. (The geocentric apparent Moon size i.e. from the Earth's centre is quite a bit different from the Moon's apparent size from the Earth's surface, and also differs with the Moon's elevation).405x90ft gives 36,450 ft slant distance.Elevation of totally eclipsed Sun 59 degrees Guernsey Wyoming. So height above ground 31,230 ft.Altitude State Park 4,420ft. So aircraft height above sea level 35,670ft. Say 36,000ft.If the aircraft was a twin turboprop say 50 ft wingspan, 270mph cruise, 15,500ft above ground or aircraft height above sea level 20,000 ft.P.S.I presume that the star shown in post 32 is Regulus.</blockquote>