Rick Gatley took this picture of a contrail shadow from Texas. This picture was taken the cockpit of a BeechJet 400A flying westbound at 40,000 feet over the Texas coast.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> Rick Gatley took this picture of a contrail shadow from Texas. This picture was taken the cockpit of a BeechJet 400A flying westbound at 40,000 feet over the Texas coast.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today."> Rick Gatley took this picture of a contrail shadow from Texas. This picture was taken the cockpit of a BeechJet 400A flying westbound at 40,000 feet over the Texas coast.

Do you have photos you'd like to share? Post them to the Universe Today astrophotography forum or email them to me directly, and I might feature one in Universe Today.">

Astrophoto: Contrail Shadow by Rick Gatley

By Fraser Cain - December 14, 2005 at 6:21 AM UTC | Observing

Image credit: Rick Gatley.

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