Contrail Spotting in Poland

Hi Everybody,

I would like to share with you some of my contrail spotting videos.
That is the last one from which I am the most proud of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMoU6HJVTDU

and here is the playlist of the rest ones:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...5Gz8XE5HLghfO1


Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a Blue Sky! :smile:
Marek

I susbcribe to that channel. Absolutely awesome stuff. Please share any details you can about how you go about doing this form of photography... equipment, etc. :)

GReat stuff, thanks!

Insane. Keeping focus and tracking aircraft at 450mm? 500mm? Insane.

Great work!

Thank you Manny and Ychocky.
No, not 500mm. To be honest it is 3600mm and sometimes 8600mm (but the air has to be really clear and steady) :cool:
The Skywatcher MAK150 which I use has a focal length of 1800mm and Panasonic GH2 has a crop factor of obout 2.
Focus is controlled by a servo as I cannot touch directly the tripod head handle (in my case it is Vinten Vision Blue) - I use an old trick with a rubber band to control the telescope movement as well to avoid vibrations from fingers and hand.
All the stuff should be carefully counterweighted - I am using now two 12V gel sealed batteries as the counterweights and electric power for external 7" monitor and motorfocus.

If you have any questions I will try two satisfy your curiosity.

One drawback of that equipment is that you cannot hide it into your pocket or even into a single bag :biggrin:.

Cheers, Marek

Marek,
Many thanks and welcome,
awesome work amazing indeed,
if i may ask what program and how to you manage to identify the airplanes passing overhead,

Thanks

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Originally Posted by MarcoPolo

Thank you Manny and Ychocky.
No, not 500mm. To be honest it is 3600mm and sometimes 8600mm (but the air has to be really clear and steady) :cool:
The Skywatcher MAK150 which I use has a focal length of 1800mm and Panasonic GH2 has a crop factor of obout 2.
Focus is controlled by a servo as I cannot touch directly the tripod head handle (in my case it is Vinten Vision Blue) - I use an old trick with a rubber band to control the telescope movement as well to avoid vibrations from fingers and hand.
All the stuff should be carefully counterweighted - I am using now two 12V gel sealed batteries as the counterweights and electric power for external 7" monitor and motorfocus.

If you have any questions I will try two satisfy your curiosity.

One drawback of that equipment is that you cannot hide it into your pocket or even into a single bag :biggrin:.

Cheers, Marek

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Marek,

The work is outstanding, and very intriguing. Can you take a phone video of the setup and how it works?
I'd be very interested in seeing that.

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Originally Posted by emk1219

Marek,
Many thanks and welcome,
awesome work amazing indeed,
if i may ask what program and how to you manage to identify the airplanes passing overhead,

Thanks

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Thanks!

Please remember that we have now that great application - http://www.flightradar24.com which was started by our Polish friend some years ago (just for Poland and Sweden at that time :smile: ):
http://www.flightradar24.com

As Android application it is really useful in the field (to not be surprised by the time and direction of an aircraft) but afterwards there is a clever playback mode of the site where you can find nearly all the planes you have photographed during past days (you need just the precise time of making a photo).

Cheers, Marek

Fantastic video, and the last video in the sequence with the moon is outstanding!

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Originally Posted by lijk604

Marek,

The work is outstanding, and very intriguing. Can you take a phone video of the setup and how it works?
I'd be very interested in seeing that.

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I have the pictures of the "prototype" version (with "passive" :biggrin: counterbalance and another controls of the focus):

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/...lo/sprzt02.jpg

http://i1144.photobucket.com/albums/...lo/sprzt01.jpg

I will try on the first ocasion to make a video of the new setup.

Marek

Great videos! I love contrail spotting and have always wanted to get a telescope like that. Yours seems very advanced.

This video is epic, great catch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXAOkdF6394

Insane setup... I have to look more into it...

Marek,

Very impressive setup! Thank you for sharing.

Hi All,

It seems that this topic can be refreshed now :tongue: :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjCBvpJyf3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjAa9tuEi8

Enjoy watching!
Cheers, Marek

Hi,

I invite you to watch the third part:

http://youtu.be/28trJ8FdHO0

Cheers,
Marek

Hi there again!

Just a few overdue films:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I8Evf5b4LI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5JK6ARin8U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPTVanEqR_0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTkV0tmyfp0

Enjoy watching! :cool:

Cheers,
Marek

I do most of my JFK spotting in Michigan via my Celestron 15x70 astrobinos, you can see the liveries even in the mid and high Fl's, a lot of JFK inbounds and out bounds cruise the jet airways over my little town : ), ORD, YIP, PTK, and DTW too.