Aircraft contrails........

[AIR_UK]

After a week of bad weather,at last some good weather with reasonably clear skies this afternoon.
Air france (Boeing 777 - Paris to New York 31,000ft)

SwissAir (Airbus A340 - Zurich to Boston 34,000ft)

[A330A340]

Hi to you all,
This is my 1st post on this site..........I come from the southeast and have contrails from/to the USA/CANADA as well as LHR/LGW.
Hope you like the photos .















All the best
A330A340

[AIR_UK]

Hi A330A340 - The KLM A330 photo is very good,what camera /lens are you using.

[Stifflord]

10.06./09:15 BD992
G-WWBD BMI British Midland A332 ALA - LHR
Altitude: 40000 ft (12192 m)

[Mike Griffiths]

AIR_UK,

Big image of the 777 with your new set-up?
Have you tried early morning or evening (like stifflord) - low sun - for your photos?

[A330A340]

Hi A330A340 - The KLM A330 photo is very good,what camera /lens are you using.

Hi to you,
I use a Skywatcher scope-8inch/1200mm with a canon 450+ a BARLOW LENS,-----------The KLM AIRBUS A330 was taken on a day i had clean sky--ie no hazy or atmospheric distortion.-----I have been taking photos of contrails for about 3 years now and on some days it is very rewarding(mostly in the winter).
It takes practice and a lot of time + a lot has to do with the SKY to get good results.

All the best
A330A340

[AIR_UK]

AIR_UK,

Big image of the 777 with your new set-up?
Have you tried early morning or evening (like stifflord) - low sun - for your photos?

Hi Mike,the picture was taken yesterday afternoon.It flew directly over head but not much if any contrail due to the conditions.
A week of bad weather and constant overcast conditions has been very frustrating.
I was also up at 05:00 this morning to catch the long haul flights into europe.
I have a similar setup as stifflord,Skywatcher reflector telescope 10" mirror with a 1200mm focal length,using a TeleVue Powermate x 2 (Barlow type Lens)doubles the focal length producing huge magnification,however getting everything right is no easy task.

[AIR_UK]

Hello A330A340
I have the same setup as you but have the 10" mirror model.I have been watching aircraft prodcuing contrails for years but only recently started taking photos of them.Looking forward to winter,"dare I say it" when weather conditions should be perfect.

[MissMelissa77]

Whoa mamma....fantastic!

[Mike Griffiths]

KLM24 (PH-BFW) - Houston to Amsterdam - at 525knots/39000ft on 2/6/12 (data from fr24):



Photo taken very early in the morning to get some illumination on the underside!

[MissMelissa77]

Fantastic shots :0) I would kill to have a lens that good!

[AIR_UK]

Taken this morning 17/06/2012
Had clear skies for about 30mins,before a new weather front blew in from the south west
United Airlines:
Boeing 777
Flight No UA976
Reg N224UA
Washington to Dubia
Height 33000ft

[Stifflord]

17.06./ 11:05
OY-JTA Jet Time B733 NCE - CPH
Altitude: 34000 ft (10363 m)

[Mike Griffiths]

17.06./ 11:05
OY-JTA Jet Time B733 NCE - CPH
Altitude: 34000 ft (10363 m)

Very nice photo with excellent colour rendition.

[Stifflord]

Thank You