Lucky Imaging

[Peter Ward]

I got lucky.

Link here (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery696.html)

[Stefan Buda]

Not just lucky, but also clever, imaging.

[Nikolas]

More than lucky but also impressive!

[leon]

Yep that certainly is different well done Peter.

Leon

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Gents! :)

When I first looked at the data, none of the individual frames looked particularly striking on their own. A bit of an aeroplane here or there, but there was certainly no complete or photogenic image.

It was some time after when I had a "Eureka!" moment while reading a Sky & Telescope piece about obtaining an Asteroid's profile during a stellar occultation.
"Lining up the shadows" in my data would likely work!

It was relatively straightforward after that.

[Leo.G]

That's a very clever result and we all know luck had little to do with it.
I think this is a thing where experience wins?


EDIT: Lucky timing perhaps, I just realised that but the quality of the image is pure expertise.

[DavidTrap]

Very clever.

Have you worked out which aircraft and who was flying it yet?

DT

[peter_4059]

Great to see something different. Great capture.

[Peter Ward]

Ta. A little innovation is always good. I have no knowledge of the tail number or crew...but the cheeky buggers clearly took off in a hurry :)



Experience? Maybe. Old dogs can learn new tricks after all :lol:

[keller60]

I'll add to the previous comments.

Impressively clever processing, but also a very spectacular image
with essentially perfect framing.

APOD worthy for sure :thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

wow, :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop: :eyepop:

and what bill said ;)

[bkm2304]

Forget the plane. How about that quadruple star system in the background!!! :eyepop:

[multiweb]

Very cool shot Peter. Never seen anything like it. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[DavidTrap]

You've got a time and bearing - surely a man with your training could look back at FlightRadar data and work it out? ;-)

DT

[Peter Ward]

:thanx: Thanks again to one an all. As for identifying the aircraft, yes, Flight Radar 24 does now have a playback feature....but I don't want to pay for a subscription to simply find out the tail number.

I'd rather buy a half reasonable bottle of red :)

[JA]

Well done Peter. A 5-Body problem :thumbsup:

Best
JA