# Contrails

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/contrails/7159>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 1, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/contrails/7159 "2009-03-01T17:40:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![88nitro305](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ac91a4/32.png) [@88nitro305](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/88nitro305)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/contrails/7159/1 "2009-03-01T17:40:54Z")

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Ok today is a blue bird day about 20F outside and i was looking forward to taking some highflyers photos but theres no contrails around… There are flights going over my house but i can’t find them cus its bright and hurts to look for them thats why i’m looking for contrails… is there a reason why there are not any??? Do conditions have to be right or something?? Sorry if this is a stupid question

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**Author:** ![JHEM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/jhem/32/9683_2.png) [@JHEM](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/JHEM)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/contrails/7159/2 "2009-03-01T18:12:21Z")

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> [@88nitro305](#):
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> Ok today is a blue bird day about 20F outside and i was looking forward to taking some highflyers photos but theres no contrails around… There are flights going over my house but i can’t find them cus its bright and hurts to look for them thats why i’m looking for contrails… is there a reason why there are not any??? Do conditions have to be right or something?? Sorry if this is a stupid question

First, there are no stupid questions.

Second, yes there have to be specific atmospheric conditions conducive to the formation of contrails for them to occur.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail)

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**Author:** ![88nitro305](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ac91a4/32.png) [@88nitro305](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/88nitro305)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/contrails/7159/3 "2009-03-01T18:20:21Z")

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Thanks i fixed the problem to help me out my pair of RayBans help!!! Theres an Emirates A380 flying over but its about 10miles to the east so i won’t be getting a shot of it 😠😠😢