How would you like . . .

TW · Postby TW » May 31st, 2008, 2:04 pm

to step out into your front yard, look up and see this?

This evening my sister emailed me a couple of pictures that she snapped of the Space Shuttles launch this afternoon. I really liked this one because it gives some perspective of launching into the vastness of space. However, y'all know I just had to tinker with it a little. :lol:

So here is my "enhanced" version:

TW

soulsearcher · Postby **soulsearcher** » May 31st, 2008, 2:09 pm

TW, I've seen it in living color several times - from my own back yard, and it still sends chills up my spine. Awesome.

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » May 31st, 2008, 3:36 pm

I was there today with several thousand others watching across the water. It was magnificent.

rjc · Postby **rjc** » May 31st, 2008, 6:33 pm

I love the launches, I never get tired of watching them and we can feel them also. When I bought my house here in Melbourne 4 years ago I did not know that I would have such a great view. I have since found out that when the shuttle comes in for landing at the Cape ,a lot of times it comes up US 1 which is only 2 blocks from me and my office is right on US 1 so we get a great view and along with almost everyone in Central Florida we get the double sonic booms. It is awesome.

DeWayneTN I am so glad you got to go see the launch live, it is worth the traffic. I hope you got a chance to tour the Space Center, if not try to go back, I think you will really enjoy it. The best time is during the week, a little smaller crowds.

Thanks TW for posting the pictures and I knew you would tweek them.

Paully_44 · Postby **Paully_44** » May 31st, 2008, 6:58 pm

thanks for the pic's. I would love to see this live one day.

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » June 1st, 2008, 2:13 am

You know, that is strange. I did not hear a sonic boom yesterday. I heard loud rumblings but that was about it.

FLgirl · Postby **FLgirl** » June 1st, 2008, 8:33 am

What I love about it is how you see it lift-off and then several seconds later you hear the lift-off. It's so neat to take your child to these things and let them see science and technology in action. Or as my son said, "Wow, sound waves are real, Mom!" I guess he thinks I just make stuff up as I go along! Ah, the joys of homeschooling.

rjc · Postby **rjc** » June 1st, 2008, 1:10 pm

DeWayneTN wrote:You know, that is strange. I did not hear a sonic boom yesterday. I heard loud rumblings but that was about it.

You don't get the sonic booms with launch, you get the rumbling and sometimes you can feel the ground move. The sonic booms come with re-entry of the shuttle and then you get a double boom. You should have been here when they were using the Saturn rocket for the moon shots, that thing was huge.

TW · Postby TW » June 1st, 2008, 1:54 pm

when I make my Christmas trip to visit my wonderful, loving, sweet, thoughtful, beautiful sister, I'm hoping that there will be a launch while I'm in the area. I would really love for it to be a night launch, then maybe I could get some pictures like this:

Hope springs eternal. :lol:

By then I should have my lens converter that will jump my zoom lens from a 12X optical to a 20.4X optical. I'll really be able to "reach out and touch somebody."

TW

soulsearcher · Postby **soulsearcher** » June 1st, 2008, 5:52 pm

rjc wrote:The sonic booms come with re-entry of the shuttle and then you get a double boom.

Precisely, and literally earth-shattering.

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » June 2nd, 2008, 4:02 am

That's an awesome picture, TW. I'll post our pictures when I get a chance.

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » June 4th, 2008, 5:07 pm

Here's one. I posted more on my blog:

rjc · Postby **rjc** » June 5th, 2008, 4:26 pm

Great picture DeWayneTN, were you at Jetty Park?

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » June 5th, 2008, 4:43 pm

I'm not really sure. We were near some Mexican restaurant and basically came off the first Titusville exit to get there, past McD's and Wal-Mart.

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