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12-11-2006, 11:54 AM | #1 |
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December 11, 2006: Great shuttle takeoff photos
It's the Neatorama/Cellar IotD weekly collaboration! The NYTimes had this shot of the shuttle launch, and it pretty much made the rounds this weekend because it's such a fantastic photo. For some reason -- maybe the first night launch in some time -- there were a bunch of great shuttle shots this time. Be sure to check out Neatorama for more neato items! |
12-11-2006, 12:02 PM | #2 |
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What wonderful shots!
Night photography like this isn't easy. That first image is composed beautifully. It's not like the photographer could see where the shuttle was and then compose the picture. A long exposure like this has to be set up in advance, the shutter opened, and then just cross you fingers and hope you got the exposure right and pointed the camera in the right spot. Beautiful. |
12-11-2006, 12:38 PM | #3 |
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I saw a wonderful shuttle takeoff photo once. I thought it was on IotD, but after searching the archives, possibly not?
It was a shot with perfect timing, lighting, and angle. It showed the smoke from the shuttle traveling straight to the moon as if it were going there. Does anyone know what I'm taking about, and/or know where I can get a copy of the picture again? |
12-11-2006, 12:54 PM | #4 |
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I'm so happy they're doing night launches, again. The initial glow looks like the sun is coming up!
This is what the launch looked like all the way from the Tampa side of the state: Missed the first couple seconds of it thanks to a camera screw-up. |
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12-11-2006, 01:51 PM | #8 |
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Do you hear the roar seven minutes after the launch?
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12-12-2006, 08:14 AM | #9 | |
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12-12-2006, 06:44 AM | #10 |
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I have heard the shuttle take off while I was in Cape Coral, FL. That is approx 130 miles away. Cape Coral is on the Southwest coast of Florida. The family went outside to catch a view of the shuttle. Everyone else watched then went back into the house. I sat there for a few minutes thinking of the wonder of what I had seen, and then I heard the rumble. It was an unforgettable experience from so far away.
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12-12-2006, 08:23 AM | #11 |
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Going to watch a lift-off from the Cape is one thing I wish to do in this lifetime. No good reason I have not done it by now, except letting life get in the way. Maybe the next one...
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12-13-2006, 02:02 PM | #12 | |
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12-12-2006, 11:29 AM | #13 |
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The next few weeks promise excellent sightings of the shuttle docked with the ISS. You can calculate your sighting opportunities at this NASA website:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/ Simply choose your country and city...and hope for clear skies. With a very decent pair of binoculars, you can even discern the rough shape of the ISS. |
12-13-2006, 01:31 PM | #14 | |
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12-14-2006, 12:49 AM | #15 |
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You can check it out with a decent telescope from my house.
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