Study of moon cycles, weather apps, flight radars and a lot of patience. That’s what enabled me to get three moon transit pictures in 2025. The first shot was taken from a city park near my house. The flight patterns from Bush Intercontinental Airport to South America were coming close to the rising moon. This one was taken about an hour after I set the camera on the tripod.
The next one was taken from an observation parking lot on the south side of Hobby Airport. For about 30 minutes planes were taking off and and heading north away from me. A few minutes later a Delta Airlines jet took off and made a sharp bank to the south. As it got closer I could see it was going to transit right through the middle of the full Harvest moon.
The third picture opportunity happened in my back yard at night. I was just about to give up when I saw a NetJets plane on radar flying at 41,000 feet heading to New York. All I could see was a small blinking light traveling in the direction of the full moon. When it got close I pressed and held the remote shutter down hoping to get a transit. At ten frames per second the capture was made. I put it in a sequence to show how quickly it happens.
As you can see timing and preparation can help make you lucky! Man’s inventions flying through God’s creations are amazing to me. Look around you. How can you not believe in God. His presence is everywhere. Rev. 4:11
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Tim Lumpkin
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