Plane passing close to Moon.

[hotspur (Chris)]

"Close,but no cigar'

No royalties likely on this image,but still a bit of fun.

I was working down the paddock,I noticed the moon looked in a good position for the '5.30' plane to go near,(When I could see the moon-so much cloud)

I heard the plane,saw it was going to be close,but not a cross.Quickly ran up to house,and got the 50D which had 400 mm L prime attached,dialed up the settings I thought would be the best (F 6.3,iso 250,500th sec);and hoped the cloud moved a little bit.By this time I could see I would be challenged to get the two in the frame.

I thought these turned out reasonable given,the cloud and the run up the paddock.

The plane could be a Saab 340,airline unsure-The aeroplane people will figure all that out,image taken at 5.41,I think it two days after first quarter.The same moon I got the good 'moon/plane' image on.

Cheers Chris

[leon]

Nice going Chris, shame it did not cross as the plane itself is extremely crisp and clear, your files are huge mate.

leon

[deanm (Dean)]

Good go, Chris.

Yes, it's a Rex SAAB 340B.

The other object is easier to identify...!

Dean

[Jgddy (Jarad)]

Hi Chris, Nice shots. I tried to catch a passing A320 Last night, it went directly in front of the moon but I missed the chance by seconds !

This mixes both my passions of Aviation and Astronomy so its a definite win in my books !

Jarad