Contrail spotting September 2009

[Skystef]

A new month has arrived, so again new opportunities to share your (pictorial) sightings.

[Selcal]

040909 VIR301 G-VMEG F380 H265°





Regards,

Rob

[tangolima]

Hello,

Seen above Ghent from 17.15 until 18.15:

Transavia B737 PH-XRX ALC-RTM
Transavia B737 PH-XRA AMS-ALC
British Airways A319 G-EUPT BRU-LHR
Austrian Arrows Fokker100 LHR-VIE
Kingfisher A330 BOM-LHR
Kingfisher A330 BLR-LHR
Etihad Airways A340 A6-EHK AUH-LHR
KLM B737 PH-BXI AMS-BCN
Saudi Arabian Airlines B777 HZ-AKG RUH-LHR

Not mentioned all because worked in the garden but what seemed to be big or low i watched too.

Greetings,
Kristof

[Selcal]

Ladies and gentlemen, we got her!

Air Asia flight XAX2007 9M-XAC F330 H098°



Apologies for the noise as it was just after sunset.

Regards,

Rob

[contrailwatcherUK]

Nice shots Rob! It's good to see the heatwaves are finally dying down now, so I decided to put on the barlow lens. Heres too shots I made yesterday before it clouded over

Corsair 901 heading for Paris


Jetairfly 601 heading for the Dominican Republic


Regards,
ContrailwatherUK

[JM]

Looks like OO-JAP ?
Cool pic !

Greetz,
JM

[contrailwatcherUK]

Looks like OO-JAP ?
Cool pic !

Greetz,
JM

Spot on!

[Selcal]

Good evening all

Today's higlight; Asiana flight AAR501 HL7500 F380



Best regards,

Rob

[Benighted]

Nothing special yesterday, only the Beluga:

F-GSTA @ FL320


Also seen the Air-France retro:
F-GFKJ * Air France * A320 * FL370

[leedseagle]

Hi there
Here are selection of my first attempts from yesterday over leeds:


All taken with Canon 300d on 12" dob and 2x Barlow. Camera settings M mode, ISO200, Shutter speed 1/400. Auto contrast and Auto colour tools used in Picassa then Photo---Auto-process---Reduce Noise in Photo Impact

these are my first attempts so ant tips/hints/commnents would be gladly welcome

Cheers

leedseagle

[Partizan51]

Hi leedseagle

This unidentify plane is Tu-154 OM-BYO - Slovak Goverment special.

[contrailwatcherUK]

Hi leedseagle, I think your photos could be a lot better, especially with the equipment you're using. What brand of barlow lens are you using? is it a 1.25" or 2"? Also, are you using a t-ring to attach the camera to the barlow?

[Selcal]

SIA latest A380 enroute to London Heathrow (EGLL)
SIA318 9V-SKI F400 H264°



Regards,

Rob

[Benighted]

Someone can tell me the reg of next plane, pls?

Picture was taken around 7:15pm. North of Antwerp and the plane was flying at FL150 I guess. Maybe he came from EHWO??

[golf1411]

Someone can tell me the reg of next plane, pls?

Picture was taken around 7:15pm. North of Antwerp and the plane was flying at FL150 I guess. Maybe he came from EHWO??

That's a C-130 from the Portugese Air Force. The reg. will not be so easy to find I think.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Portugal ... 1486453/M/

[Benighted]

Thanks.. if someone knows it, please let me know.


Some other pics I took yesterday:
JA708J - B777 - Japan Airlines - LFPG-RJGG - FL330


OO-DJN - Avro RJ85 - Brussels Airlines - ...-EBBR - FL125


HL7415 - B747 - Asiana Airlines - EBBR-RKSI - FL150



2 pics from this morning
N757AN - B777 - American Airlines - KORD-EBBR - FL145


N76054 - B767 - Continental Airlines - KEWR-EBBR - FL145

[contrailwatcherUK]

Taken yesterday evening at sunset, Evergreen 747-200:

[Skystef]

@ Selcal & especially Benighted : quality of your pics = :thumbup:
Portugese C130's don't send ADS-B, nor Mode-S signals on the SBS. So if no sightning on the field (in Holland?), not at chance to find the serial.

@ leedeagle: quality of pics is rather modest. Pls give a description of your setup, perhaps we could be of assistance.

[leedseagle]

Hi leedseagle, I think your photos could be a lot better, especially with the equipment you're using. What brand of barlow lens are you using? is it a 1.25" or 2"? Also, are you using a t-ring to attach the camera to the barlow?

hi there
i'm using 2" skywatcher super deluxe ED Barlow

http://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/aca ... ns_2_.html

also using T ring

http://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/aca ... _Ring.html

with T adaptor

http://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/aca ... tml#aFF145

collimated scope by eye but am gonna try and do it with cap

Any more help would be great

Leedseagle

[leedseagle]

@ leedeagle: quality of pics is rather modest. Pls give a description of your setup, perhaps we could be of assistance.

hi skystef

sorry for poor quality images i too was rather disappointed

i'm using sky watcher 12" DOB with canon 300d with t-ring and t-adapter, Skywatcher 2" ED Barlow

dslr settings: without barlow: AV setting iso 100. With Barlow AV seting iso 400

scope collimated by eye, I will try with cap


Any help would be great

Leedseagle