Michael Seeley

Michael Seeley

@mseeley.net

Photographer / Space nerd / Healthcare Photos of stuff (rockets preferred) We Report Space co-founder Nat Geo contributor President, Health First Foundation Reposts / follows ≠ endorsement More: https://linktr.ee/michaelseeley

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✈️+🌕 An Airbus A321neo (N444UW), American Air 2132, from Philadelphia (PHL) to Miami (MIA), crossing the 98% Moon over Melbourne, Florida on Saturday (10/24), about a day and a half before it turns full, @ 38,000 ft & 447 kts. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #AviationPhotography #Avgeek

A Boeing 777-223(ER) (N751AN), American 2187, from Charlotte (CLT) to Miami (MIA), crossing the 72% Moon Tues (10/20) over FL's Space Coast @ 39,950 ft & 500 kts. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #AviationPhotography #AvGeek

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✈️+🌔 A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (CC-BGP), LATAM 8127, from Orlando (MCO) to Sao Paulo (GRU), crossing the 80% Moon over FL's Space Coast on Wednesday (10/21), @ 16,575 ft & 423 kts, about 9 minutes into an 8-hour flight. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #AviationPhotography #AvGeek

✈️+🌔 A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (CC-BGP), LATAM 8127, from Orlando (MCO) to Sao Paulo (GRU), crossing the 80% Moon over FL's Space Coast on Wednesday (10/21), @ 16,575 ft & 423 kts, about 9 minutes into an 8-hour flight. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #AviationPhotography #AvGeek

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N347TT), American 1178, from Washington (DCA) to Miami (MIA), crossing the waning crescent Moon (39% illuminated) over Florida's Space Coast Sunday morning (Oct 4) @ 38,000 ft & 490 kts. (bonus: red beacon) 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #aviation #avgeek

A Boeing 737-823 (N898NN), @AmericanAir 2308, from Indianapolis (IND) to Miami (MIA), crossing the waning crescent Moon (40% illuminated) over Melbourne, Florida Sunday morning (Oct 4) @ 38,000 ft & 491 kts. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #aviationphotography #avgeek

👑+🌘 A Boeing 747-47UF (N412MC), Atlas Air 532, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), crossing a waning crescent Moon over FL's Space Coast Monday (10/5) @ 37,000 ft & 507 kts. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #aviationphotography #avgeek #photography

A Boeing 737-823 (N832NN), American Air 1733, from Orlando (MCO) to Miami (MIA), still climbing & crossing a waning crescent Moon (39% illuminated) Sunday (10/4) over FL's Space Coast @ 18,700 ft & 381 kts. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #avgeek #aviationphotography #photography

Sunday morning: A Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N321TG), American 604, crossed a 40% illuminated waning crescent Moon over Melbourne, Florida @ 40,450 ft & 487 kts. (bonus: red beacon) 📷: me; flight data: @flightradar24.com #aviation #aviationphotography #avgeek #photography

Boeing 747-8F (N864GT), Atlas Air 743, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 34,125 ft & 524 kts. A faint shadow of wing-root vapor condensation was visible where the wing met the fuselage. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #AvGeek #AviationPhotography #Photography

This plane was previously registered VQ-BFU and operated by Russia's AirBridgeCargo, flown into Moscow against its lessor's orders in the opening days of the war in Ukraine and held there for two years before being recovered in March 2024. September 14.

A Boeing 747-47UF freighter (N498MC), Atlas Air 8904, this Queen of the Skies crossed the Sun on its way from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA) @ 31,600ft & 378kts. Shot from Florida's Space Coast on September 27. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #avgeek #planespotting #aviationphotography

🌕+✈️ A Boeing 767-300 freighter (C-GHLU), Air Canada Cargo 7252, crossed last night's full Harvest Moon at 40,000 ft and 460 kts en route from Toronto (YYZ) to Miami (MIA), seen here over FL's Space Coast. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com

A Flexjet Embraer Phenom 300 (N365FX) crosses a waxing gibbous Moon over Melbourne, on Florida's Space Coast, last night, September 22, 2026, en route from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Stuart (SUA) @ 16,707 ft & 337 kts. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #aviation #avgeek

A Boeing 737-800 (N8660A), Southwest 272, in the "Lone Star One" Texas-themed livery, crosses the Sun over Melbourne, on Florida's Space Coast, on September 22, 2026, en route from Orlando to Montego Bay @ 17,291 ft & 394 kts. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #AvGeek #Aviation

A Cathay Cargo Boeing 747-8F (B-LJM), flight 72, Anchorage to Miami, crosses today's Third Quarter Moon over Florida's Space Coast @ 36,275 ft & 479 kts, this (Fri) morning. #avgeek #aviation

At 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, August 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site. (Pics: me / We Report Space)

SpaceX put on a Saturday night light and sound show for the Space Coast as a Falcon 9 rocket carried the Globalstar 2-R Launch 1 mission to orbit. ~8-mins later, the 1st stage booster returned to LZ-40 to be flown again. (468-sec exposure from Titusville)

Thursday, August 6 over Florida's Space Coast, an Airbus A320 (N663JB), @JetBlue 241, Orlando to Nassau, crossed the Sun @ 14,850 ft (and climbing) & 376 kts, contrail trailing off one wing, a couple of small sunspots on the disk. 📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #photography #avgeek

Hazy, still beautiful: Many were out for the early Wednesday morning #SpaceX Bluebird 11-13 Falcon 9 launch, seen here from Cocoa Beach. This was the 30th flight for booster B1077. Bonus: A prominent light pillar was very visible as the rocket climbed skyward. #photography

An Airbus A319-112 (reg. N749US) transits the nearly full Moon over Florida's Space Coast on June 28. American Airlines Flight 2939 was traveling from Richmond (RIC) to Miami (MIA) at 38,025 feet and 446 knots. 📷: me; flight data: @flightradar24.com #AvGeek #Aviation #Planespotting

Sunrise + Falcon 9: At 6:50 a.m. (ET) Sunday, #SpaceX launched the Starlink 10-50 mission, seen here from Merritt Island, Florida. #photography

After midnight with the Moon: A Cessna 172S Skyhawk over the Space Coast transit the waning Moon early Friday morning. Operated by Infinity Flight Group, the plane was flying out of Fort Pierce (FPR), traveling at 3875 ft & 101 kts. 📷:me, flight data: @flightradar24.com #avgeek #aviation

A Cessna 172S Skyhawk harassing the Moon over the Space Coast seen through thin clouds, lending the scene a dreamy vibe. Epic Flight Academy N221EP was traveling south out of New Smyrna Beach (QQB) at 3,800 feet & 105 knots. 📷:me, 6/26/26; flight data: @flightradar24.com #aviation #avgeek

An Antonov AN-124 watching the Sunday night SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carrying the SXM-11 payload. This was the view from Sheltair at KMLB, where the plane was overnighting, waiting for big payload to be loaded. The plane departed Monday morning, bound for the Pacific Northwest. #Avgeek #aviation

"Passengers on the left side of the plane might have a great view of the Waxing Moon" (this pilot, maybe) That's American Airlines 488 cruising over the Space Coast Monday (6/22). The Boeing 777-223 ER (reg N760AN) was traveling from Charlotte (CLT) to Miami (MIA) at 39,875 ft & 464 kts.

A Boeing 737-823 (reg N967NN) transits the Sun Wednesday afternoon, seen here from the Space Coast of Florida. American Airlines 3228 was traveling from Chicago (ORD) to Montego Bay (MBJ) @ 37,000 ft & 455 knots. 📷: me, flight data by @flightradar24.com

That wasn't thunder you thought you heard, Space Coast: At 2:39 a.m. (ET) Wednesday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the BlueBird 8-10 mission to orbit from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This was the view from Melbourne and the Eau Gallie Causeway.

The Queen of the Skies transits the Sun: N415MC, an Atlas Air Boeing 747-47UF freighter, en route Sunday from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA) at 34,000 ft & 500 sts as it crossed the Space Coast. One of a shrinking fleet of jumbos still earning their keep. 📷:me, flight data: @flightradar24.com

Details: ISO500, f13 and 1/5000-sec with a Canon USA R5mii & RF200-800mm w/ a 1.4x TC, so 1120mm, shot through an ND100000 solar filter, handheld (!).

A Boeing 737-932 (reg N836DN) photobombing the Sun Sunday afternoon over the Space Coast of Florida. Delta Air Lines 2129 was traveling from Minneapolis (MSP) to Miami (MIA) at 29,450 ft & 492 kts. 📷: me; flight data: @flightradar24.com

A 51-year-old training plane, first year of its model, still flying routine hops along the Florida coast and photobombing the Moon: that's a Piper Warrior, reg N702RA, flying NW from Vero Beach (VRB) at 5,000 ft & 115 kts over the Space Coast. 📷:me, May 26, 2026; flight data: @flightradar24.com

Scenes of the dramatic, post-storm Monday #sunset in Melbourne, Florida. I have no idea who that couple is out on the dock, but him leaning in for a kiss just before the Sun dipped below the horizon was a real nice touch.

Another view of the 8:57am (ET) Friday, May 29, SpaceX launch, a Falcon 9 rocket. This was the view from Titusville, 1:24 in flight, as the rocket passed in front of the Sun, shown first in real time, and then slowed to 5% speed for a better view of those majestic shockwaves.

The Eastern Range / @SLDelta45 is open for business: At 8:57am (ET) Friday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites to orbit. This was the view from Titusville, 1:24 in flight, as the rocket passed in front of the Sun. (Bonus: shockwaves!)

American Eagle, now with trips to the Moon? Operated by Envoy, American 4057 was traveling from Cleveland (CLE) to Miami (MIA) as it passed in front of the Moon Tues night over the Space Coast. The Embraer E175LR (reg N341MB) was flying at 36k ft & 450 kts. #aviation #avgeek

Tuesday night over the Space Coast of Florida as a Boeing 737-8H4 (reg N8321D) does a lunar flyby. Southwest Airlines 3202 was traveling from Orlando (MCO) to San Juan (SJU) at 19,650 ft & 403 kts, already over the Atlantic. (📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com ) #aviation #avgeek

At 7:48 a.m. ET Monday, Memorial Day, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites to orbit. This was the view from Titusville 60 seconds into the flight, as the rocket passed in front of the Sun with a hint of vapor cone around the payload.

Shot with a Canon R5mii & RF200-800, handheld, at ISO2000, f9 &1/1000-sec. It was a hazy scene overall; not as crisp as I'd like, but it's kinda dreamy. #AvGeek #Aviation