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This
mission was to the ISS. It brought a new unit along with a cool observing
area called the Cupola. 7 windows to allow for a panoramic view.
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This was taken the
night before the first launch attempt. On
launch day it was too cloudy so the mission was moved back one day. |
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I had enough history
from the last night shot to preset a best guess for the exposures. I used
a one and a half stop bracketing. Overall pretty close.
1/750sec @ f/4 ISO 400
Canon 40D Canon 600mm Lens |
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There was a lot
of moisture in the air. With a thin layer of clouds around 3500 ft.
Everything just sort of glowed. 1/250 sec @
f/4 |
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Passing thru
the clouds is always cool. Being about 13 miles away allowed me to be in a
clear area so we saw above and below the cloud deck.
Also the clouds cause the sounds and rumble to be
different. With the clouds you seem to feel more rumble. But the
sound seems louder for a shorter duration. But I did not record the
sound. To verify this. |
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Solid booster separating.
At this point things were really tiny. This is a
highly cropped area.
The shuttle's main engine appears as a bright
star.
The shuttle is around 45 miles away and 160,000
ft high.
1/90 sec |
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Solid booster
starting to tumble. When reviewing the
stills these little red dots would appear and disappear. That was the SRBz
tumbling. They were visible for quite a while.
1/90 sec
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