Sunday, March 15, 2009

Shuttle Launch - Honest !

A few minutes ago, the Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off on mission STS-119.

Here in slightly dark Buttonwood Bay we are about 100 miles from The Cape and so we don't get much of a view of launches but hey, it's better than nothing.

It was also a cloudy evening and so I've only got 2 photos to post - one shows a dot with a bright trail behind it and the other shows that trail a few seconds after the shuttle went into the clouds and was lost from view.





I don't expect a call from NASA anytime soon asking for copies !!
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5 comments:

  1. CLS16 March, 2009 00:14

    Quite nice actually, thanks for giving me a ride up to the communal viewing area........

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  2. Daphne16 March, 2009 00:14

    Of course, the ones I took from Leeds 8 are FAR better! - - seriously, I think it's amazing that you got those photos from that distance. Can you see the faint green glow from the direction of the Atlantic? That's not the shuttle, that's me!

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  3. Silverback16 March, 2009 00:23

    Buttonwood Bay Command Centre if you please, Clair. (or BBCC to use NASA speak).

    Yes I did see a faint green glow on the horizon, Daphne. I just thought it was Ireland getting ready for Tuesday !!

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  4. Anonymous16 March, 2009 06:53

    WOW!
    (nothing else to say)

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  5. Kate16 March, 2009 09:31

    I think that's great! That you can see the launch. Thanks for posting Ian!

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