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Two planes, one Moon

            Two planes, one Moon: This is a composite of two images captured two minutes and six seconds apart, aligned on the Moon, basically the Monday morning view above the Space Coast. The Moon is only ~21% illuminated, so it's not terribly prominent, but prominent enough to be seen as it passed from east to west behind the flight route into Miami. (That's right to left, the way I have this frame oriented.)

The left plane passed overhead first, an Embraer E175LR (reg N218NN) operated by Envoy for American Eagle. Flight 3375 was traveling from Columbus (CMH) to Miami (MIA) at 30,268 feet and 472 knots. 

The second flight was a direct hit, an Airbus A321-231 (reg N970JB) arriving 2 minutes later. That's JetBlue Airways flight 2293 traveling from New York (JFK) to Miami (MIA) at 34,000 feet and 478 knots. This frame is the base frame for the Moon, and I submit it as evidence that I'm not photoshopping the transits I post, as it's seriously bugging me that the plane isn't centered in the crescent, and if I were shopping it, I'd center the darn thing. Despite a 10-frame-per-second shutter, this is the closest to the center. It's fast: the jet is only in front of the Moon for three frames total. 

Shots by me; flight data from Flightradar24.

Taken on: July 1, 2024

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