USAF C-17 07-7187 Passing OTT West Lancashire

[radiostationx]

Hi,
Photos taken with telescope & dslr combo from my back garden viewing spot last Sunday 22nd when USAF C-17 07-7187 "Reach 377" decided to make a fleeting visit.

The crew must have spotted me and gave a nice thumbsup/wink from the nav beacon !

22/11/2015 22/11/2015 USAF C-17 07-7187 "Reach 377" RCH377 FL320

|USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster 07-7187 by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

22/11/2015 22/11/2015 USAF C-17 07-7187 "Reach 377" RCH377 FL320

|USAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster 3 07-7178 by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

Thanks for Looking.
Cheers,
Mike

[slogen51]

That is the clearest dot shot I have ever seen.

How did you do it, was the telescope somehow attached directly to the camera?

Mike

[BOLLO]

That is stunning mate .

[tazmin88]

Got to try my old birding digi scope set up to see if I can get anywhere near that on the C5 that's approaching MAM at the present




No chance as it has clouded over

[GhostFlight91]

Thats awesome

[tazmin88]

On my set up ( a Nikon D3100, an opticron digiscope adapter and an ES80 opticron scope) it gives me a focal length of 1350 mm but it needs very good light and a steady tripod to get a sharp image still I`ll give it a go if and when the sunshines this week ..................watch this space lol. If I use the D600 it gives me a 950mm focal length

[radiostationx]

Thanks so much guys,

Great stuff Tazmin88 give it a go with the ES80 !

Few more from me previously, from same location

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=109648

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=109336

Regards,
Mike

[Skymaster]

On my set up ( a Nikon D3100, an opticron digiscope adapter and an ES80 opticron scope) it gives me a focal length of 1350 mm but it needs very good light and a steady tripod to get a sharp image still I`ll give it a go if and when the sunshines this week ..................watch this space lol. If I use the D600 it gives me a 950mm focal length

How've you been getting on with digiscoping and the Opticron scope?

I've been thinking of getting one for a while [probably the HR80 ED + SDL zoom eyepiece], and see that there are a few deals on them at the moment. Like this one, which includes a an Olympus VG-180 digi-scoping kit and Stay-on-case.

I have a Canon 760D, and was planning to use that with the scope.

[tazmin88]

weather conditions have not been suitable so far , I was away when we had clear skies , I did try the D3100 with a sigma 150-500mm and a x1.4 teleconverter but the results were not satisfactory

[Blackcat1]

Cool OTT shot!!

[barrow758]

They are stunning for that rig well done

[awacsfan]

Wow, now that's something else! I'm impressed! Really neat - I like it!

[noelb1-b]

Not being a photographer of aircraft. I now have the the "bug" to me these pictures are stunning. What camera and lens would you have to have to replicate these images.I just got a cannon sx 60 and i love it, so i know i have to enter the big boys league already got a Opticron gs-815 if that helps looking at a cannon HELP PLEASE love to take pictures like these