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STS-115 Launch pictures from a boat
by
Jester
on 18 Sep, 2006 11:45
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#1
by
DarthVader
on 18 Sep, 2006 13:32
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Very nice and unusual, thanks Jester.
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#2
by
Mark Nguyen
on 18 Sep, 2006 23:58
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This is great. We normally see only the side profile of the shuttle on liftoff as the exhaust quickly obscures the dorsal and ventral sides. This is quite a gem - thanks!
Mark
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#3
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Paul Adams
on 19 Sep, 2006 00:23
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Those are amazing photos, Jester. Thanks for psoting them!
What boat were you in, if I may ask?
Paul
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#4
by
Rocket Guy
on 19 Sep, 2006 00:33
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I had seen these great photos last week, and the first thing I thought of was the boat we were keeping an eye on from the VAB roof during launch. A couple of the guys thought it might be an intruder, but I said it was surely just a security boat or perhaps even doing imaging from the north. And then to my surprise I was sent photos from that very boat. They are certainly a unique angle.
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#5
by
astrobrian
on 19 Sep, 2006 02:08
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How far away would you say they were, about 3 miles maybe?
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#6
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Rocket Guy
on 19 Sep, 2006 02:48
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Easily ten, more likely 15 miles north-northeast.
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#7
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astrobrian
on 19 Sep, 2006 02:50
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I was way off then
Guess whoever took the pics had one heck of a setup onboard then to get the great shots from that far out. See if they might out on the water for the landing too
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#8
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Rocket Guy
on 19 Sep, 2006 02:57
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Yea, I would say those closeups are shot with a high quality telescope, perhaps set as a tracking camera.
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#9
by
emarkay
on 19 Sep, 2006 03:31
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Wow. Maybe the photographer will see these and post some details of the equipment used to gather these awesome images - and maybe some less JPEG'd versions, too
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#10
by
nathan.moeller
on 27 Sep, 2006 05:27
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That's amazing! I didn't know the offshore locations were on-limits for a launch! Thanks for sharing!
