Saturday night Moon photobombed by a Lancair IV-P: The privately owned airplane was traveling from Miami (TMB) to Daytona Beach (DAB) at 7,125 feet and 240 knots.
The Lancair IV-P is a home-built, four-seat, pressurized composite monoplane powered by a twin-turbocharged 350-horsepower Continental engine. Introduced in the 1990’s, it became one of the few single-engine piston aircraft ever to feature a pressurized cabin, and it’s fast, with a cruise speed of 290-330 mph.
Fewer than 250 were ever completed, and kit production ended in 2012, so catching one in flight, let alone in front of the Moon, qualifies as a genuine rarity.
And a huge shout-out to the Lancair Owners and Builders Organization. Within a few hours of my reaching out to them, they had already put me in contact with both the builder and the owner/pilot, who are both top-notch aviators.
Captured from Melbourne, Florida, with a Canon R5mii and RF200-800mm lens, handheld (!), at ISO640, f9 and 1/2000-sec.
(📷:me; flight date: Flightradar24.com)
Starlink 10-31 by SpaceX
Dreamy Space Coast morning view as SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:04am (ET), seen here over the Banana River from Merritt Island, Florida.
Bonus: Space jellyfish = confirmed (although that cloud obscured much of it for me).
The approaching Sun made the streak a bit of a challenge - this is a 215-second exposure, shot through a 6-stop ND filter.
Sunset over Lake Washington
Monday sunset in Melbourne, Florida
Sunset
Fishing at sunset, Thursday night in Melbourne, Florida
CRS-34 by SpaceX
At 6:05pm Friday (May 15) SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending the CRS-34 mission to space, a cargo dragon carrying supplies for the International Space Station.
~8 mins later, the first stage booster returned to LZ-40.
CRS-34 by SpaceX
At 6:05pm Friday (May 15) SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending the CRS-34 mission to space, a cargo dragon carrying supplies for the International Space Station.
~8 mins later, the first stage booster returned to LZ-40.
767 vs Moon
UPS delivers to the Moon?
A Boeing 767-34AF (reg N356UP) passing in front of the waning, nearly 3rd quarter Moon Saturday morning over the Space Coast of Florida.
UPS flight 1332 was traveling from Louisville (SDF) to Miami (MIA) at 34k ft & 504 kts.
Production note: This was ~10 minutes before sunrise; the Moon is bright, the sky less so, and the plane is not bright at all; it's a great test of the dynamic range of the Canon USA R5m2, and the I/S (I'm handheld, and slower than I'd prefer).
Settings were ISO3200, f9 and 1/800-sec. (Highlights are -75, otherwise the Moon is blown out.)
(ð·: me, flight data: Flightradar24.com)
Sunset over Lake Washington
Sunset over Lake Washington, seen from Melbourne, Florida
Piper Seneca II
Two planes landing at Merritt Island Airport (COI) Wednesday night: a Cessna 172E Skyhawk, and a Piper Aircraft, Inc. Seneca II, both passing in front of the nearly full Moon over the Space Coast of Florida.
(ð·: me, flight data: Flightradar24.com)
Cessna 172E Skyhawk
Two planes landing at Merritt Island Airport (COI) Wednesday night: a Cessna 172E Skyhawk, and a Piper Aircraft, Inc. Seneca II, both passing in front of the nearly full Moon over the Space Coast of Florida.
(ߓ纠me, flight data: Flightradar24.com)
Lunar Transit
Monday early evening view of the 88% waxing Moon, photobombed by a Boeing 737-932 (reg N878DN).
Delta Air Lines flight 2160 was traveling from Boston (BOS) to West Palm Beach (PBI) at 24,000 feet & 464 knots.
Lunar Transit
4 minutes later, along came an Airbus A320-232 (reg N639JB), operated by JetBlue. That plane was also heading to West Palm Beach (PBI) from New York (EWR), flying at 27,400 feet & 434 knots. The Moon was trying to hide behind some thin clouds, but the plane was lit nicely by the golden-hour Sun behind me.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Cocoa Beach Airshow 2026
Some frames from today's show on the Space Coast — from the 920th Rescue Wing kicking things off, to the F-16 Viper Demo tearing up the sky, to the Blue Angels doing cool formation and stunt flying.
Day two (Sunday) starts around noon. I was at show center, but pretty much anywhere from the Pier to the Minuteman Causeway will have a good view.
