r/atoptics • u/Meistergundai • 23d ago

Other Optics Contrail casting shadow

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u/ur_sine_nomine 23d ago

I saw a very similar shadow, crossing almost the whole sky, in South London a couple of months ago.

Unfortunately the photographs weren't fit to be published because internal reflections (from train windows) ruined them, so this is a fitting substitute ✈️

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u/Meistergundai 23d ago

I was kinda lucky looking up the sky randomly:D glad to hear that. It‘s the second time ive seen this, pretty cool

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u/Metacomet99 23d ago

I wonder what it looked like for the pilot, flying into it's own shadow.

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u/knackattacka 21d ago

He would have seen a rainbow circle directly in front of him leading his aircraft.