Ten years of waiting

[M_J_Helin]

Finally got it.

 

[AlanLichty]

Great capture - wish I had shot this.

 

[Anubis1311]

Amazing!

 

[JimFox]

Wow Matti! Love it! You nailed it perfectly! I have gotten close a few times, but never have actually gotten this to happen.

 

[Todd H]

Finally got it.

It looks like your patience has paid off. Excellent timing.

 

[M_J_Helin]

Thanks everyone!
I got maybe 5-7 pictures where the plane is in front of the Moon. And amazingly, they're all in focus and not shaken

 

[Jon Bev]

Great shot. Congrats.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Great timing. Way to persevere

 

[Alisa]

wow this is so cool!

 

[Mike Lewis]

Really impressive! That takes great technique and timing, and some capable gear too.

ML

 

[kiwiapple]

Very nice! I assume you live somewhere near an airport that Air China flies to? I'm nowhere near a large airport, so this sort of image is well beyond me--well done!

 

[M_J_Helin]

Very nice! I assume you live somewhere near an airport that Air China flies to? I'm nowhere near a large airport, so this sort of image is well beyond me--well done!

Thanks.

Well, there is an airport some 15 miles away, but it's not particularly crowded..

That airplane flies from Netherlands to China almost daily. This time I got lucky. The moon and plane were at the same height seeing from my yard
Maybe some 20 minutes later or earlier the plane would have flown above or below the moon, not in front of it.