Here is the view from my position (Astronaut Road). I chose a North West position to primarily focus on the orbiter after her roll program i.e. when is on her back and curving up. I tried to caption them so one gets an idea of the action in the pic too (not that it needs much explanation) I was about 3.9 miles (appox) and I used a Canon 1 Ds Mk III with a 600mm L IS (handheld). Here it is...and i got a ton more..Hope the dimensions dont screw up the thread (sorry in advance for that).
Hope the dimensions dont screw up the thread (sorry in advance for that).
For those of you who are planning on attending the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-129 next week, and who are interested in joining myself and three of the MaxQent.com members for an NSF dinner after launch on Monday, please send me a PM with your name and cell phone number that I can reach you at next Monday. The dinner plan:Where: Dixie Crossroads (that’s a seafood place in Titusville).When: 4 hours after liftoff (~6:30p.m.) on MONDAY, November 16.
Sorry this took a week to post, but here are a couple of pics of us at Dixie Crossroads. It was great to meet up with you guys! Note: Rockshrimp are excellent!
gah!...i'm craving those fried corn fritter things now. They were a meal by themselves.
Thanks. I guess that means they'll go through the lock an hour or so earlier. I may go down today and see if I can find any more out.
So, entering now into (possibly) the final phase of this thread ... landing!I'm in Florida, 150 miles south of KSC, and will be driving up to KSC on Friday morning. I can not drive up sooner than that. With nominal landing time around 9:45am, I was wondering how close to KSC I would need to get to hear the sonic boom. Here are some random quotes that I got from Googling around."I live 100miles south of the Cape just north of West Palm Beach (across from Lake Okeechobee) and even though the Shuttle is still invisible at 80,000ft there the house rattles from the double sonic booms as it goes over. Anywhere in West Palm, Stuart, Vero Beach, Melbourne and up to Titusville you'll know when it goes over."Can someone comment on these are all accurate? What about crossrange distance?
I live in Palm Beach and I've only ever heard the sonic booms once, when I drove out to Lake Okeechobee at lunch time and parked where it appeared the shuttle would be passing overhead.
You want to be as close to the flight path as possible.