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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: Sumner on July 31, 2014, 08:42:31 AM

Title: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Sumner on July 31, 2014, 08:42:31 AM
I was looking at the salt this morning and found this...

(http://1fatgmc.com/car/Temp-1/salt-flats-plane-1.jpg)


(http://1fatgmc.com/car/Temp-1/salt-flats-plane-2.jpg)


(http://1fatgmc.com/car/Temp-1/salt-flats-plane-3.jpg)


(http://1fatgmc.com/car/Temp-1/salt-flats-plane-4.jpg)

Sum
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: MAZDA1807 on July 31, 2014, 08:46:04 AM
That's pretty cool. What are the odds that satillite image capturing a jet liner flying over.
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: GH on July 31, 2014, 08:56:02 AM
Sumner, you must have too much idle time on your hands to be fooling around with this stuff. Marc has your adapter plate done and I sent the $$ yesterday. Will send your way as soon as I get it.
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Sumner on July 31, 2014, 09:38:25 AM
Quote from: GH on July 31, 2014, 08:56:02 AM
Sumner, you must have too much idle time on your hands to be fooling around with this stuff. Marc has your adapter plate done and I sent the $$ yesterday. Will send your way as soon as I get it.

I'll see if either he or Ted (N49 car) can bring it to the salt with them.  That would save shipping if it hasn't shipped,

Sum
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Gary Perkinson on July 31, 2014, 10:15:19 AM
Great shot...  :-D
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Peter Jack on July 31, 2014, 12:11:00 PM
Alright for any physicists in the crowd. Can the airplane plus air conditions cause a prismatic effect? Sure looks like it.  :? :? :?

Pete
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Speed Limit 1000 on July 31, 2014, 12:18:07 PM
Sum,

Different wavelengths, aircraft is the same size.
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: John Burk on July 31, 2014, 12:42:45 PM
It's not a shadow , it's something else . The sun shining on the plane is at a lower angle .
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: 4-barrel Mike on July 31, 2014, 02:39:13 PM
A thin layer of ice crystals just below the plane?

Mike
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Seldom Seen Slim on July 31, 2014, 03:01:10 PM
Check, if you can, the age of that photo.  I'm quite sure I've seen one just like it -- stray airplane and all - in the past six months or so.  Quite a catch by the satellite camera, yes -- but it might not be really truly representative of the salt conditions now.
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Sumner on July 31, 2014, 05:56:00 PM
Quote from: Seldom Seen Slim on July 31, 2014, 03:01:10 PM
-- but it might not be really truly representative of the salt conditions now.

Yes I agree, I doubt that is is recent.  You can see 4 courses so I'll bet some time in the last 12 months or so.  I can't remember, where there 4 courses 2 years ago?

I was actually looking, before I saw the plane, further north at the salt beyond 'Floating Mountain",

Sum
Title: Re: Interesting view of the salt...
Post by: Ken Yooper on July 31, 2014, 08:59:17 PM
Looked up the image on google Earth - at the bottom of the pic it says the image date was 10/27/2009.  

When flying commerical, have seen a full circle rainbow when flying close to the top of a white cloud.  It is always directly opposite the sun and my thought is that it is a rainbow - moisture refracted light - just like the ones after a storm here on the surface. 

Have no idea what is causing this aircraft "rainbow." 

KB