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Contrails = condensation trails, the painting of white lines in the sky by aircraft cruising at high altitude.
It's condesed water vapour, a product of the flames inside the jet engines where the hydrogen part of kerosene
is combined with oxygen and produces water. This water freezes at typical cruse altitudes of 29'000 ft to 41'000 ft.
I took my telescope to see the 'heads' of those trails. There are aircraft. It's difficult to capture them because they move so fast
- up to 500 mph. And you need a loooong lens to reach them at a distance of about 10 to 15 miles.
Pink after sunset
Pink after sunset
High altitude traffic
High altitude traffic
Air Canada B-767-300
Air Canada B-767-300
British Airways A320
British Airways A320
Light contrail at night
Light contrail at night
Lufthansa A330-300
Lufthansa A330-300
Air Canada B-767
Air Canada B-767
Air Berlin A320
Air Berlin A320
British A321
British A321
Alitalia Cargo MD-11 coming from the north
Alitalia Cargo MD-11 coming from the north
Cruising Alitalia Cargo MD-11
Cruising Alitalia Cargo MD-11
Alitalia Cargo MD-11 just overhead
Alitalia Cargo MD-11 just overhead