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Started by Sparkvark, May 12, 2010, 12:43:29 AM

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Sparkvark

With just 3 more missions left until the end of the program, I thought I'd post a few images that I've capture fairly recently...

Launch pics...

Launch of STS-124 (Discovery) May 2008 from 12 miles away.

Launch of STS-125 (Atlantis) May 2009 from 4 miles away.

On orbit pics...

STS-127 (Endeavour) July 2009, the lighter streak is the International Space Station (ISS); the brighter streak is the Space Shuttle. They had just separated the day before and I captured them heading from North to South along the coast passing LA. Both are moving away in the image.

STS-128 (Discovery) September 2009, here both the SS and ISS are docked together as they approach LA from the West (moving from left to right in the image.)

Glad I was able to see the Space Shuttle in all three phases of flight; launch, on orbit and landing before the end of the program.


gfydad

Great shots!  <thumbup>
Sure hate to see the program end with no follow on ready to go on the U.S. end of things. :(

Sparkvark

Quote from: gfydad on May 12, 2010, 12:54:19 AM
Great shots!  <thumbup>
Sure hate to see the program end with no follow on ready to go on the U.S. end of things. :(

Thanks Jim!! I'm flying down to FL later this morning to view the launch on Friday. This will be my last one. :-(

Jim

Code20photog

Got to see a twilight launch a couple of years ago. There's not an ounce of processing here:


Dragonskiss

Wow, that is one epic gorgeous shot. No post-processing to boot? I'd call this photo of the year. Love it.

Code20photog

Quote from: Dragonskiss on May 12, 2010, 09:50:07 AM
Wow, that is one epic gorgeous shot. No post-processing to boot? I'd call this photo of the year. Love it.

Too bad I took it in 2009. But that's exactly the way it came out of the camera, sans a little sharpening.


Midnight Mover

Quote from: gfydad on May 12, 2010, 12:54:19 AM
Great shots!  <thumbup>
Sure hate to see the program end with no follow on ready to go on the U.S. end of things. :(

Me too :'(

phantomphan1974

It was a great launch today.  Watched it during my lunch in the car.  1 more to go. :'(   :-\   :(
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Realbigtaco

Quote from: phantomphan1974 on May 14, 2010, 11:54:27 AM
It was a great launch today.  Watched it during my lunch in the car.  1 more to go. :'(   :-\   :(
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