[meteorite-list] Shuttle Launch Photos

[Michael Farmer]

Great photos. I loved when I lived in Florida, I went to several launches in 
person, and watched the rest from Orlando, where you can see them just fine.
the best one was a rare night launch. I have a video of that, it looks like 
an atomic bomb going off.
Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 7:48 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Shuttle Launch Photos


> Dear List Members,
>
> I was lucky enough to view the shuttle launch from an awesome location. I 
> was just five miles from the launch pad directly across the Indian River. 
> I spent the night before at a friend's house just one mile from where we 
> watched it. Just so happens it was the same tiki bar we were at the night 
> before.
>
> We arrived at 7:00am and secured what I thought was the perfect 
> photographing spot. I wanted something in the foreground to use as a 
> reference to judge the distance. The distant sky was a little hazy but 
> awesome all the same. Just before launch time the owner of the outside bar 
> turned off the music and began a countdown. We did not hear anything until 
> the shuttle pierced through the cloud deck and then you could hear and 
> feel the rumble of the booster rockets. It was unlike anything I had 
> witnessed before, very cool! I got goose bumps watching and feeling it. 
> After the shuttle had vanished into space I gave the guy next to me a 
> high-five. He had tears running down his face. He simply exclaimed, "I'm 
> not too much of a man to admit I can cry for something this wonderful". 
> The whole crowd had a sense of patriotic joy, you could feel it. Great job 
> NASA!
>
> Here are a few pictures I took for your viewing pleasure:
>
> Sunrise over the Indian River. You can see the shuttle hanger in the 
> distance just above the two people's silhouettes.
> http://www.lunarrock.com/shuttle/shuttle1.jpg
> Crowd gathering at the outside tike bar.
> http://www.lunarrock.com/shuttle/shuttle2.jpg
> Close-up just after liftoff.
> http://www.lunarrock.com/shuttle/shuttle3.jpg
> Full view just after hearing and feeling the booster rockets echo over the 
> river.
> http://www.lunarrock.com/shuttle/shuttle4.jpg
> Close-up before shuttle disappears into space.
> http://www.lunarrock.com/shuttle/shuttle5.jpg
>
> Hope you enjoyed the photos as much as I did taking them.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Greg Hupe
>
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