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03/15/2009 01:33:10 PM · #1 |
If your looking for something to photograph and you live near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Space Shuttle Discovery is taking off tonight at 7:43pm EDT.
//www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
//www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html |
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03/15/2009 03:10:46 PM · #2 |
| Planning to go, as there are only about 9 left... |
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03/15/2009 03:23:53 PM · #3 |
| I live on the palm beach-broward line and am wondering if I will be able to see it at all? I may stroll over beachside if its clear later |
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03/15/2009 05:33:22 PM · #4 |
If i lived in Florida i would watch every launch.
I was lucky to catch one while on a 2 week holiday a couple of years back. The 2-3 hour traffic jam each way was well worth it.
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03/15/2009 07:12:06 PM · #5 |
| Awesome shot. BTW if you aren't close to the launch site you can watch it live on TV, Vcast, Nasa.com and I'm sure about 20 other ways hahaha. |
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03/15/2009 07:34:30 PM · #6 |
Here go here and you can hear everything thats going on with the launch.
//www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html |
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03/15/2009 07:39:45 PM · #7 |
| Fox News is showing the launch live |
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03/15/2009 07:50:47 PM · #8 |
As always, too cool, thanks for the link Joseph.
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03/15/2009 07:53:38 PM · #9 |
9 minutes into the flight and they are traveling at 17,500 MPH
or 291 miles per min.
Message edited by author 2009-03-15 20:11:47. |
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03/15/2009 07:59:57 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:
9 minutes into the flight and they are traveling at 17,500 MPH
or 291 miles per second. |
You mean 291.6 miles/MINUTE... that is 4.86 miles/second... still plenty darned fast!!! |
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03/15/2009 08:11:36 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Artifacts:
Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:
9 minutes into the flight and they are traveling at 17,500 MPH
or 291 miles per second. |
You mean 291.6 miles/MINUTE... that is 4.86 miles/second... still plenty darned fast!!! |
HAHAHA oh yeah I forgot there was another 60 in there. Thanks for the correction. |
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03/15/2009 08:22:33 PM · #12 |
| Couldn't see too much here from Orlando. Too cloudy, the shuttle was in and out the whole time. I'll have to see what I got. |
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03/15/2009 09:51:06 PM · #13 |
The Shuttle trail of smoke was soooooo beautiful with the setting sun reflecting on it and the moon behind a cloud. It looked like something from another world! I snapped a shot of it from my car, but I hope someone took a shot of it with a pro setup from a better vantage point.
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03/15/2009 10:13:28 PM · #14 |
I had 2 cameras (one wide and one long) set and shot like mad. About to start dumping cards now. It was a really pretty launch, the sunset light was fantastic.
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03/15/2009 10:43:34 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by idnic:
I had 2 cameras (one wide and one long) set and shot like mad. About to start dumping cards now. It was a really pretty launch, the sunset light was fantastic. |
Ooo! That's great Cindi! You must have captured some beautiful images! |
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03/16/2009 12:51:35 AM · #16 |
Meh, I got a couple of decent shots.
   
**edited** probably going to use one for the March free study
Message edited by author 2009-03-16 10:27:25. |
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03/16/2009 12:58:57 AM · #17 |
These are all awesome pictures. I think I will drive down for the next launch. I've always thought this was cool and I've always wanted to see it in real life so I'll be there for next launch.
I'm only 380 miles away and I saw the shuttle for about 1 second here as it was up up and away. |
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03/16/2009 01:02:35 AM · #18 |
Here's a cool shot on the nasa site.
Message edited by author 2009-03-16 01:04:46. |
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03/16/2009 01:30:46 AM · #19 |
| Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. |
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03/16/2009 01:57:07 AM · #20 |
Not NASA quality, but from 100 miles away.
More here at my on line gallery
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03/16/2009 07:49:34 PM · #21 |
| was there...tried to find some of you...but it is such a large area....I was at Jetty Park...great place...will load the pictures later...got a couple of the "plumb" of smoke...really cool |
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03/16/2009 07:51:07 PM · #22 |
| I would love to see a shuttle launch. |
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03/17/2009 11:19:45 AM · #23 |
Cindi, where are you? We are eagerly awaiting the shots of the shuttle in high heels with an umbrella on it.
ETA : )
Message edited by author 2009-03-17 11:20:22.
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03/17/2009 11:35:10 AM · #24 |
Way Cool!!!! Dirt Diver; that 2nd one with the moon is just awesome! To bad we couldn't get that close.
Message edited by author 2009-03-17 11:36:09. |
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03/18/2009 09:58:27 AM · #25 |
Here are some shots I managed to get, nothing special:
shuttle launch
Message edited by author 2009-03-18 09:58:55.
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