Picture(s) of the day....

[Peter.N.]

Its well worth it Mick. What prompted me to have it was that I was borderline for driving. My wife had hers done a few years ago and the morning after she was going into raptures over a picture we had on the wall which she had never appreciated before. Unfortunately mine didn't go quite as well as I couldnt see properly for three days but this morning was amazing.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

Excellent Peter, must be a great joy for you, and thanks for the nipping across the field! Thats what I call a real world effect of our little meanderings on here!

I think you will have the tallest aerials of anyone on the FCF, I take it has something to do with your Radio activities rather than trying to get a decent TV picture

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Another picture from a fishing outing in the spring, my mate the bait thief!!:

Own work

[Peter.N.]

Yes, the tallest one is a 2 metre amateur band antenna which would normally have a range of about 25 miles, but as we are 500 asl and have about a 15 mile clear view to the east I can work into hampshire and east Sussex, spoke to someone in Belgium a couple of days ago but conditions were exceptionally good.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

Settled on a new picnic spot today, on the one side you have a high vantage point over the River, on the other wheatfields leading down to the coast,

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Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Lovely sky over Elstree this evening:

Own work

[NewcastleFalcon]

Lovely sky over Elstree this evening:

Earlier on I photographed this

This is not a whatsthisthen? Flying over Alnmouth Northumberland today about 5.00pm ish Very high.
My guess Amsterdam to New York/Toronto or even Edinburgh

where's this going!

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Is that shape possibly one of these. If so could be this, Providing of course the flight path from Amsterdam to Boston would take it over the Northumberland Coast

https://www.amsterdam-airport.com/schip ... ture/KL617



REgards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

A visitor to our birthday party in Elstree this evening, light was very low so focus is poor I'm afraid:

Own work

[myglaren]

That's an interesting beast!

Our own birthday party here. Youngest grandson 16.

[bobins]

I spent an hour or so last night in the back garden spotting satellites and shooting stars. No pictures, obvs ! A tally of about 5 shooting stars and 20+ satellites.

[myglaren]

Thick cloud here, much as usual There were loads the previous couple of nights, all obscured by cloud.

Self seeded Morning Glory, nothing like the originals.

Nor are these more prolific ones.

Oddly the darker ones are purple but photograph blue - IR fluorescence in the petals.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Day time sky gazing for me yesterday.



Now that is just a random aircraft flying very high above our picnic stop near Alnmouth. Curiosity had me wondering where it was coming from and where it was going to. I guessed somewhere like Amsterdam over to USA/Canada.

Well had I discovered this site immediately when I got home I think I could have said definitely what it was.

https://www.flightradar24.com/multiview ... 8,252a4baa
This shows some of this mornings flights

flightradar24 screenshot

Amsterdam to Edinburgh cut the coast too far South then went on a tour of outer Northimberland and approached Edinburgh Airport form the West

Amsterdam to Inverness Cut the coast too far North round about Eyemouth North of Berwick

Amsterdam to Dallas Cut the Northumberland Coast Not far off Alnmouth, about 20 Miles Further South round about Blyth.

So my best bet for that flight remains Amsterdam to Boston, which left Amsterdam at 4.50 yesterday afternoon.

REgards Neil

[myglaren]

Loads of small, private planes yesterday around Teesside airport - a couple of miles from daughter's house. Failed to get any snaps

Used to go there when it was RAF for the annual airshow. Brilliant.

[mickthemaverick]

Now that is just a random aircraft flying very high above our picnic stop near Alnmouth. Curiosity had me wondering where it was coming from and where it was going to. I guessed somewhere like Amsterdam over to USA/Canada.

Well had I discovered this site immediately when I got home I think I could have said definitely what it was.

https://www.flightradar24.com/multiview ... 8,252a4baa



Regards Neil

I have been using Flightradar24 for a long time, we even check our own flights on there, it is very useful!!