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by leedseagle
10 Apr 2011, 11:19
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting April 2011
Replies: 20
Views: 12894

Re: Contrail Spotting April 2011

Hi there a couple from last two days Barlow removed for the summer as lots of haze and heatwaves so scope only out 2 hours 15 mins after sunrise and before sunset http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4657-1.jpg http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4658-1.jpg F...
by leedseagle
23 Mar 2011, 17:34
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting March 2011
Replies: 27
Views: 14552

Re: Contrail Spotting March 2011

hi there

nice shots with the new Powermate let us know how you find it compared to Revelation ED 2X

All the best
Leedseagle

p.s. My new Blog http://contrailspotting.wordpress.com/ :)
by leedseagle
17 Feb 2011, 19:52
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting February 2011
Replies: 21
Views: 12833

Re: Contrail Spotting February 2011

Hi Leedseagle Where did you get the sun from :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: .SUN is very rare in my neck of the woods. GREAT PHOTOS---LIKE THE BA BEST----------The airbus A330 MIGHT BE AIR CANADA :!: :!: :!: .----Are you not using the barlow by the looks of your ISO/SHUTTER SPEEDS. All the best to you, :D...
by leedseagle
17 Feb 2011, 14:33
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting February 2011
Replies: 21
Views: 12833

Re: Contrail Spotting February 2011

Hi there Made a trip out to Holme Moss yesterday here are my results http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4511.jpg HZ-AKC Saudi Arabian B777 Routing West on UL46 http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4518.jpg G-VATL Virgin Atlantic A340 Routing North on UN601 h...
by leedseagle
13 Feb 2011, 09:12
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting February 2011
Replies: 21
Views: 12833

Re: Contrail Spotting February 2011

Good evening, My shots from today: AAL88 767 ORD-BRU http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n58/jpro747/th_040_filtered.jpg Hi there Caught this Yesterday on return Journey AA89 B767 Heading 330* on UL613 BRU-ORD 31975ft http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/IMG_4489.jpg TCX25YR A330 G-O...
by leedseagle
12 Feb 2011, 17:27
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting February 2011
Replies: 21
Views: 12833

Re: Contrail Spotting February 2011

A few from this afternoon F-HPJB A380 CDG-JFK FL380 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/GBOAG/F-HPJB.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/GBOAG/F-HPJBa.jpg Ian Excellent! I saw this beauty today routing towards Detling VOR thinking it was going to route up on UL613 so got all set up only f...
by leedseagle
10 Feb 2011, 12:24
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting February 2011
Replies: 21
Views: 12833

Re: Contrail Spotting February 2011

Hi there here are 2 from 3rd Feb UL613 very busy in the morning but only captured these two before high cirrus moved in http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4438.jpg Delta A330 routing north on UL613 http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4445.jpg Air France A34...
by leedseagle
05 Feb 2011, 10:28
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail Spotting February 2011
Replies: 21
Views: 12833

Contrail Spotting February 2011

Hi there Had excellent conditions here in leeds on Thursday 3rd all flights from Europe routing north on UL613 over Atlantic could see them all from my window at work. I wasn't very busy so got out early as i knew AF006 was going to make an apperance, on my way home (in traffic :evil: ) around 2pm t...
by leedseagle
11 Jan 2011, 20:15
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting January 2011
Replies: 28
Views: 15652

Re: Contrail spotting January 2011

I was hoping to see the Air France A380, but it must have followed a different route :cry:. Had a lot of Trans atlantic traffic routing north on UL613 via Detling Kent from Europe on Sunday (AF from Paris, AWE, AA and Delta from Brussels and numerous Swiss from Zurich) which indicated AF006 (A380) ...
by leedseagle
31 Dec 2010, 14:45
Forum: Plane spotting - Rest of the world
Topic: LBA 30/12/2010
Replies: 1
Views: 1007

LBA 30/12/2010

Hi there Got a New lense for my camera so here are some from yeaterday taken from the AVP at end of the runway. Runway 32 in use PH-OFM KLM 1549 AMS-LBA Fokker70 (didn't get shot of this one as quite foggy) http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/IMG_4345.jpg http://i672.photobucket.com...
by leedseagle
24 Dec 2010, 20:35
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting December 2010
Replies: 17
Views: 8705

Re: Contrail spotting December 2010

Hi there Had some perfect crystal clear conditions the last few weeks up in leeds but been so busy at work haven;t been able to get out until today http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4249.jpg Sorry didn't get flight number. Luftansa B747 heading west on ul46 http://i672.photobu...
by leedseagle
09 Nov 2010, 23:23
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting November 2010
Replies: 21
Views: 11870

Re: Contrail spotting November 2010

Cheers mate had a few probs with weight of camera pushing focuser back down so phoned up Telescope house and they told us to tighten middle large allen screw that should hold it and it did the trick also fitted an 80mm fan to a disk suspended below primary mirror blowing air up the tube. Very please...
by leedseagle
08 Nov 2010, 22:17
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting November 2010
Replies: 21
Views: 11870

Re: Contrail spotting November 2010

Hi there A few from Sunday with Barlow and new fan (to ventalate scope) fitted for the winter http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4225.jpg Flybe heading north http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4231.jpg ICE543 B757 38000FT Heading 330* TF-FIA CDG-KEF http:/...
by leedseagle
17 Oct 2010, 12:57
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting October 2010
Replies: 29
Views: 17389

Re: Contrail spotting October 2010

hi there Had our first freezing crystal clear conditions here this morning perfect conditions, here are a trio from this morning between 9:30am-10am before sun got too high http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4139.jpg SAS537, oy-kbr, A319, Heading 263*, 34,000 ft, Copenhagen-Dub...
by leedseagle
13 Oct 2010, 22:03
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting October 2010
Replies: 29
Views: 17389

Re: Contrail spotting October 2010

hi there a few from Tuesday afternoo between 4pm and 6:15pm http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4054.jpg TOM16D, G-CDZI, Boeing 737-804 (B738) Decending for Newcastle or Darlington on UY250 http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_4058.jpg Bizjet heading north on...
by leedseagle
12 Oct 2010, 22:40
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting October 2010
Replies: 29
Views: 17389

Re: Contrail spotting October 2010

hi there A few from me from Sunday 10th October between 4:15pm and 6:30pm http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_3977_filtered.jpg RYR7TL, EI-DAO, Boeing 737-8AS (B738), 40000 feet, Heading 324° on UL613 http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_3998_filtered.jpg SAS...
by leedseagle
26 Sep 2010, 14:59
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting September 2010
Replies: 32
Views: 16436

Re: Contrail spotting September 2010

hi there James great shots, I found this collimation site when I first bought my laser collimator (Feb this year) and at first seems difficult as hadn't touched secondary mirror before but after you've done it once its ok, I had to buy a cheshire to double check everythng and my shots definately imp...
by leedseagle
21 Aug 2010, 21:03
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting August 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 9221

Re: Contrail spotting August 2010

hi there

welcome steffen1030 some great pictures there

Just one from me from thursday morning

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BE141 Dash-8 Southampton-Newcastle Heading North on UY250

All the best

Leedseagle
by leedseagle
16 Aug 2010, 11:17
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting August 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 9221

Re: Contrail spotting August 2010

Hi there a few from yesterday evening shots taken in RAW pleased with results compared with shots from the other day which were taken as Large JPEGS http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/CRW_3917158.jpg EZY6438, G-EZFG, Airbus A319-111 (A319), 21100 feet, Paris, Charles De Gaulle (CDG...
by leedseagle
10 Aug 2010, 18:55
Forum: Contrail spotting
Topic: Contrail spotting August 2010
Replies: 16
Views: 9221

Re: Contrail spotting August 2010

Hi there Finally a break in the clouds yesterday evening and the upper winds were very kind Europe/LHR - Transatlantic flights routiing north on UL613 http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/IMG_385898.jpg http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv81/gpgregperace/IMG_386198.jpg http://i672.p...