SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) VIEWING THREAD

[rickl]

There's another good pass at around 3:30 Thursday where they will be even closer together.  That looks like the best one I'll get for the rest of the mission.  I really would like to see the two of them together, before berthing.

Nope; completely socked in.   

[majormajor42]

Darn, overcast in NYC.  That would have been nice to see.

[yatpay]

Here's my photo of the launch, captured from the Max A. Brewer Memorial parkway.

http://i.imgur.com/MTNgx.jpg

Lovely image!
What were your camera details and settings?
Congrats on making the quick trip and being so lucky. 

Thanks! It was with a Canon Rebel XSi and the plain old kit lens (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6) since it was the widest lens I have. It's a 197 second exposure at f/8.0. I had the aperture so high because I was concerned about the shot being too out of focus, and by chance I struck upon a nearly perfect exposure! I got very lucky

[Hog]

Friday morning pass is only 399kms above me, with a 3.5 mag.

[Hog]

Friday AM's pass was very very bright and went directly overhead. The 2 vehicles appeared as one due to their close proximity to one another.
 The pass was mired by about a mintes worth of cloud.  About 3 minutes into the pass I viewed a meteor that streaked slightly North of ISS/Dragon. 

Anyone else see this meteor Friday AM?

[TJL]

Were any photos released from instruments (SCIFLI) that monitored Falcon 9 / Dragon launch activities from the North Atlantic aboard Freedom?
Thank you.