Comet tour in Germany

88 people will have the opportunity to buy tickets for the comet-watching flight in Germany on March 16.

Eclipse Travel - a travel company in the city of Bonn, Germany - and two Air Partner and Air Berlin airlines will hold a special flight on March 16. The purpose of the flight is to watch the Pan-STARRS comet , one of two comets flying close to the globe this year, Space reported.

Pan-STARRS comet scene in a photo taken
from Queenstown city, New Zealand on March 2. (Photo: AP)

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) says the Pan-STARRS brightness is so great that humans can see it from the ground. Yesterday comet is about 160 million kilometers from the earth - the shortest distance between it and the planet in the journey through the solar system.

Karsten von dem Hagen, Air Berlin spokesman announced that a Boeing 737 would fly to an altitude of 11,000 meters so passengers could see the comet. The aircraft has 144 seats, but the three carriers will only sell 88 tickets to ensure that every visitor has a seat close to the window.

"If the weather conditions are good and the air is clean, you can definitely see comets from the earth. But at an altitude of 11 km, it is very likely you will fly above the clouds. more, clearer and cleaner, so we can observe the comet better, " Mr. Hagen said.

An astronomer will board the plane to explain all the passengers' questions about the comet, Hagen added.