FedEx MD-11 in the sunshine

N631FE lit by the last sun rays of the day. Flight FDX7 (EDDF Frankfurt Intl. - KMEM Memphis Intl.), cruising at 30,000 feet.

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• fedex
• md
• 11
• fdx7
• sunset
• aircraft
• cruising
• contrail
• frankfurt
• memphis
• planespotting

[Northern206]

that's awesome, what equipment are you using? I try to look at the planes through a telescope, but they cross the sky so fast! What is the song?

[7Luker7]

@Northern206 thanks for your comment. I use a Meade ETX-90 Maksutov-Cassegrain together with a Nikon D90 DSLR. Tracking planes with this scope is pretty easy, but it becomes unbalanced when I attach the camera (this causes the shaky image). I guess you could do it with any scope, as long as you use an appropriate eyepiece - a magnification of 50x is fair enough. The soundtrack is 'Trouble' by Silence (Encre 2005)

[323tiim]

Today, i was playing football. MD11's never come over my house, for the first time ever, one did today, and i didnt bring my camera!!!!

[bartusekspotter]

Very Nice Condensation :)

[Northern206]

@7Luker7 thanks man, I appreciate it. I guess I will look into the mags for my current telescope, and a camera mount. I just love watching the planes fly over. I live in Northern Canada, and all our traffic is planes going to and from anchorage, and asia.