Contrail spotting December 2009
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
The 747 used to fly over me quite a lot, but It was hard to catch because it never showed its position on the radar.
Hi james
I had the A340 on radar on sunday so you might be in luck.
all the best
DC10MD11
Hi james
I had the A340 on radar on sunday so you might be in luck.
all the best
DC10MD11
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
hi there
a couple from monday 21st Dec with barlow
Aeroflot (i think) overhead flying west
sorry bout the quality but had to put this up Air Force jet with radar disc on the back heading north
all of my shots from a distance are coming out distorted with barlow only shots from overhead are semi usable
DC10 your distance shots are superb any tips?
All the best
leedseagle
a couple from monday 21st Dec with barlow
Aeroflot (i think) overhead flying west
sorry bout the quality but had to put this up Air Force jet with radar disc on the back heading north
all of my shots from a distance are coming out distorted with barlow only shots from overhead are semi usable
DC10 your distance shots are superb any tips?
All the best
leedseagle
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Hey leedseagle!leedseagle wrote:hi there
a couple from monday 21st Dec with barlow
Aeroflot (i think) overhead flying west
sorry bout the quality but had to put this up Air Force jet with radar disc on the back heading north
all of my shots from a distance are coming out distorted with barlow only shots from overhead are semi usable
DC10 your distance shots are superb any tips?
All the best
leedseagle
First i hope you're having a good Xmas Time!
Here are some tips for your photo:
1. Before taking photos with the scope you have to put it outside at least 1 houre before you start shooting because it needs to be acclimatized.
2. I think your scope's mirror are not aligned (hence you're not able to take sharp photos and you're not even able to get on focus). What you have to do is to well collimate your scope (if you have problems doing this jusk ask).
I hope that with these tips you'll be able to get better shots! For any question i'm here
Have a great Xmas time you all,
Mattia
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
i have collimated my scope with laser and left scope outside to aclimatise with fan on back but, other than overhead, images are still out of focus on planes with barlow and primary mirror moved up from lowest position three quarter turns on screws next to collimation knobs at back of mirror. What tweeks should i make to focus?
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Collimating the scope with a laser can bring you to think the scope is collimated but actually it isn't. It has happened to me. Usually the laser is used only to check if the scope is already collimated or if a new collimation's needed. To collimate your scope my advice is to buy a cheshire eyepiece. It's much more simple than using the laser and you understand what you're doing. With the laser is everything isn't already perfect ( i mean the focuser is perpendicular to the tube and the laser is well collimated) you can get a wrong collimation.leedseagle wrote:i have collimated my scope with laser and left scope outside to aclimatise with fan on back but, other than overhead, images are still out of focus on planes with barlow and primary mirror moved up from lowest position three quarter turns on screws next to collimation knobs at back of mirror. What tweeks should i make to focus?
Hope you understand what i mean. This is what already happened to me with a 1000€ equipment (and this is not funny when you spend so much money and don't get results).
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Contrail spotting December 2009
PY .... black magic mode true parrots (transponders).contrailwatcherUK wrote:The Suriname is nice DC10! Will keep a good eye out for this one. The 747 used to fly over me quite a lot, but It was hard to catch because it never showed its position on the radar.
Before contacting pot brownies ..... (EHAA) they will switch to normal (S) mode.
Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Hi
Some more photos which i took on the 20th DECEMBER------Had a good day with clear sky and a lot of movements.
ETIHAD A/Ws BOEING 777-300 A6-ETA ETD140 FL330 AIRWAY UL607 EAST
OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL BOEING 767-300 RCH464 FL350 AIRWAY UL607 EAST
AMERICAN A/Ls BOEING 767-300 N377AA FL350 KORD---EDDF
LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A330-300 D-AIKK DLH411 FL390 KJFK---EDDM
ETIHAD A/Ws A340-500 A6-EHA FL370 KORD--OMAA
BOEING 737-800 VP-CBB FL350 GOING EAST ON UL607
CONTINENTAL A/Ls BOEING 767-300 N78060 KIAH---EHAM FL350
AN-124-100 UR-ZYD MAXIMUS AIR CARGO
OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL DC-10-30 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9
AIR CANADA BOEING 767 GOING EAST ON UL607
CONTINENTAL A/Ws BOEING 767-300 N66057 FL350 KCLE--KEWR--EDDF
EASYJET AIRBUS A320 G-EZAS GOING NORTHEAST ON AIRWAY UT420
AIR FRANCE BAE146 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UM733
AUSTRIAN A/Ls BOEING 767 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
RYANAIR BOEING 737 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UM733
KOREAN AIR CARGO BOEING 747-400F HL7605 KAL8281 RKSI-PANC FL350
TURKISH A/Ls AIRBUS A340 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607(many kms away)
TURKISH A/Ls AIRBUS A330 TC-JNC THY18 FL37(many kms away)
AN-124-100 UR-82007 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9
ROYAL AIR FORCE TRISTAR GOING EAST ON UL607
KLM BOEING 777 GOING WEST ON UL607
DHL AIRBUS A300F GOING EAST ON UL607
RYANAIR BOEING 737 GOING EAST ON UL607
DELTA A/Ls BOING 767 GOING WEST ON UM733
AIR INDIA BOING 767 VT-ALQ EDDF--VABB--VOMM
SINGAPORE A/Ls BOING 747-400 GOING EAST ON UL9
EGYPTAIR BOING 777-200 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UT420
ETIHAD A/Ws AIRBUS A330 GOING EAST ON UL9
SLM993 AIRBUS A340-300 PZ-TCP EHAM--SMJP
HOPE YOU LIKE PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!ANY FEED BACK IS WELCOME.
All the best to you all and a happy new year
DC10MD11
Some more photos which i took on the 20th DECEMBER------Had a good day with clear sky and a lot of movements.
ETIHAD A/Ws BOEING 777-300 A6-ETA ETD140 FL330 AIRWAY UL607 EAST
OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL BOEING 767-300 RCH464 FL350 AIRWAY UL607 EAST
AMERICAN A/Ls BOEING 767-300 N377AA FL350 KORD---EDDF
LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A330-300 D-AIKK DLH411 FL390 KJFK---EDDM
ETIHAD A/Ws A340-500 A6-EHA FL370 KORD--OMAA
BOEING 737-800 VP-CBB FL350 GOING EAST ON UL607
CONTINENTAL A/Ls BOEING 767-300 N78060 KIAH---EHAM FL350
AN-124-100 UR-ZYD MAXIMUS AIR CARGO
OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL DC-10-30 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9
AIR CANADA BOEING 767 GOING EAST ON UL607
CONTINENTAL A/Ws BOEING 767-300 N66057 FL350 KCLE--KEWR--EDDF
EASYJET AIRBUS A320 G-EZAS GOING NORTHEAST ON AIRWAY UT420
AIR FRANCE BAE146 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UM733
AUSTRIAN A/Ls BOEING 767 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
RYANAIR BOEING 737 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UM733
KOREAN AIR CARGO BOEING 747-400F HL7605 KAL8281 RKSI-PANC FL350
TURKISH A/Ls AIRBUS A340 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607(many kms away)
TURKISH A/Ls AIRBUS A330 TC-JNC THY18 FL37(many kms away)
AN-124-100 UR-82007 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9
ROYAL AIR FORCE TRISTAR GOING EAST ON UL607
KLM BOEING 777 GOING WEST ON UL607
DHL AIRBUS A300F GOING EAST ON UL607
RYANAIR BOEING 737 GOING EAST ON UL607
DELTA A/Ls BOING 767 GOING WEST ON UM733
AIR INDIA BOING 767 VT-ALQ EDDF--VABB--VOMM
SINGAPORE A/Ls BOING 747-400 GOING EAST ON UL9
EGYPTAIR BOING 777-200 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UT420
ETIHAD A/Ws AIRBUS A330 GOING EAST ON UL9
SLM993 AIRBUS A340-300 PZ-TCP EHAM--SMJP
HOPE YOU LIKE PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!ANY FEED BACK IS WELCOME.
All the best to you all and a happy new year
DC10MD11
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Finally Santa gave us a perfect sunny days with clear skies, providing good conditions.
Check this one: UAE1 A6-EDF at F400
Regards,
Rob
Check this one: UAE1 A6-EDF at F400
Regards,
Rob
Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Another few from yesterday:
Sorry just can't get enough of it
UAE 1 A6-EDF F400
QTR 011 A7-AGX F380
QTR 011 A7-AGX F380
DLH 9PV D-AVRC
UAE 29 A6-ECE F340
UAE 29 A6-ECE F340
UAL941 N780UA F327climb
Cheers,
Rob
Sorry just can't get enough of it
UAE 1 A6-EDF F400
QTR 011 A7-AGX F380
QTR 011 A7-AGX F380
DLH 9PV D-AVRC
UAE 29 A6-ECE F340
UAE 29 A6-ECE F340
UAL941 N780UA F327climb
Cheers,
Rob
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Hi
Some more photos which i took on the 28th december----------sky was very hazy HAS YOU MIGHT SEE IN SOME OF THE PHOTOS and we had cloud later on.
most aircraft on contrail and all photos taken with barlow.
KLM ASIA BOEING 747-400 PH-BFG GOING WEST ON UL15-----KLM735 FL340 EHAM--TNCC
UNITED A/Ls BOEING 777-200 N777UA GOING EAST ON UL607 FL39 KDEN-KIAD-EDDF
CARGOLUX BOEING 747-400F LX-SCV GOING EAST AS CLX861 FL370
FIRST CHOICE BOENIG 757-200 GOING NORTHWEST UM733
USAF C-17 GOING WEST MANY KMs AWAY
GERMANWAINGS A319 D-AGWC FL370 EGCC--EDDK----MANY KMs AWAY
TUI AIRLINES BOEING 767-300 OO-TUC GOING WEST UL607 FL320 EGCC--LLBG---MANY KMs AWAY
JET 2.COM BOEING 757 G-LSAB GOING EAST ON UL9 AS EXS907 EGCC--LLBG
ARKEFLY BOEING 767 PH-ARG GOING WEST ON UL15
CANADA-AIR FORCE AIRBUS A310-304 GOING EAST ON UL9(WAS NOT ON RADAR----ID???????????)
AIR CANADA BOEING 767-300 C-FMXC FL340 LFPG--CYYZ
EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL BOEING 747 GOING EAST ON UL9
Happy new year to you all
all the best
DC10MD11
Some more photos which i took on the 28th december----------sky was very hazy HAS YOU MIGHT SEE IN SOME OF THE PHOTOS and we had cloud later on.
most aircraft on contrail and all photos taken with barlow.
KLM ASIA BOEING 747-400 PH-BFG GOING WEST ON UL15-----KLM735 FL340 EHAM--TNCC
UNITED A/Ls BOEING 777-200 N777UA GOING EAST ON UL607 FL39 KDEN-KIAD-EDDF
CARGOLUX BOEING 747-400F LX-SCV GOING EAST AS CLX861 FL370
FIRST CHOICE BOENIG 757-200 GOING NORTHWEST UM733
USAF C-17 GOING WEST MANY KMs AWAY
GERMANWAINGS A319 D-AGWC FL370 EGCC--EDDK----MANY KMs AWAY
TUI AIRLINES BOEING 767-300 OO-TUC GOING WEST UL607 FL320 EGCC--LLBG---MANY KMs AWAY
JET 2.COM BOEING 757 G-LSAB GOING EAST ON UL9 AS EXS907 EGCC--LLBG
ARKEFLY BOEING 767 PH-ARG GOING WEST ON UL15
CANADA-AIR FORCE AIRBUS A310-304 GOING EAST ON UL9(WAS NOT ON RADAR----ID???????????)
AIR CANADA BOEING 767-300 C-FMXC FL340 LFPG--CYYZ
EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL BOEING 747 GOING EAST ON UL9
Happy new year to you all
all the best
DC10MD11
Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Thank you all folks for posting pics or info in the contrail section of this year, hope to see a continuing and/or growing number of nice stuff in 2010.
Here a final one of this year from my side, Dec. 28 another surprising upgrade on the IST-LHR run,
TC-JDK at FL380
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Here a final one of this year from my side, Dec. 28 another surprising upgrade on the IST-LHR run,
TC-JDK at FL380
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
I don't know what plane this is as I'm just starting out with this hobby. Planes fly over my house all the time.
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Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Scarborough is rubbish for plane spotting (well, it's rubbish for everything really!) The only ones I've had any success with have been ones which have distinctive all-over colours and the very rare lower flying ones. My best bagging with lower flying was a Pan Am 747. The only other positive ID was an Aer Lingus aircraft (easy to see with the all over green).
Bempton Cliffs reserve can be OK, I once had a decent view of a KLM 747 there. But otherwise Scarborough is completely boring.
Bempton Cliffs reserve can be OK, I once had a decent view of a KLM 747 there. But otherwise Scarborough is completely boring.
Sabena and Sobelair - gone but never forgotten.
Louise
Louise
Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
david_scotland wrote:I don't know what plane this is as I'm just starting out with this hobby. Planes fly over my house all the time.
This one might be a KL 744
Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Ahoj, chci se zeptat, jaký objektiv je vhodný na spotting plane. děkuji
Re: Contrail spotting December 2009
Hi, I want to ask, what lens is ideal for spotting plane. thank you