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Night Flight Into Space Pictures

eksath From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1140 posts, RR: 27
Posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 3641 times:

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Shot STS:128 back in August 2009.

The prelim shot were of the pad as the countdown took place. The launch itself was shot from the top of the VAB at KSC. Approx. 3 miles from the pad.

Just put up a gallery located at:

http://www.atapattu.net/sts128/atapattu00.html

First picture in series is below:

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eksath From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1140 posts, RR: 27
Reply 1, posted (2 years 11 months 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3089 times:

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More night launch pictures.

STS 126 Night Launch pictures added. They are here:
http://www.atapattu.net/sts126/atapattu00.html

http://www.atapattu.net/sts126/image09.jpg

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eksath From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1140 posts, RR: 27
Reply 2, posted (2 years 11 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2831 times:

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As follow on to the original post, three more images. These images focused on the lighting around the orbiter on launch night. I was trying to capture the light beams intensity hence the orbiter gets washed out. You can click on them to see them bigger.
1.

On the picture below: the faint red loop at the tree line is a NASA security helicopter providing air cover for the astronauts who are on their way to catch the ride into space.

3.

http://www.atapattu.net/sts128/atapattu00.html

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eksath From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1140 posts, RR: 27
Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2560 times:

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One more night launch (click on picture for large image)

http://www.iloveplanets.com/sts119/XM9P0034aair1annoted.jpg

last few minutes tick by...

Beanie cap retraction from ET

http://www.iloveplanets.com/sts119/XM9P0051anamed.jpg

My corresponding database shot is:

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Photo © Suresh A. Atapattu

Sparklers ignite... The burns any gas that has leaked out prior to main engine start.

http://www.iloveplanets.com/sts119/XM9P0061aair.jpg

and then she went....
( I got this one in the database,too

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Rolling

http://www.iloveplanets.com/sts119/XM9P0083AAS1.jpg

Rocketing up

http://www.iloveplanets.com/sts119/XM9P0111ss1.jpg

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fsnuffer From United States of America, joined Jun 2007, 229 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2428 times:

Just checked out your site. Stunning. I spent 18 weeks consulting down at KSC and your photos bring back great memories.

MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10243 posts, RR: 40
Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 2388 times:

Out of this world... such beautiful pictures!!!!

There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde

eksath From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1140 posts, RR: 27
Reply 6, posted (2 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2240 times:

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Quoting fsnuffer (Reply 4):
Just checked out your site. Stunning. I spent 18 weeks consulting down at KSC and your photos bring back great memories.

Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 5):
Out of this world... such beautiful pictures!!!!

Thanks! I will be adding more as we proceed towards the program's end.

Regards

Suresh

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phatalbert From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 111 posts, RR: 4
Reply 7, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2057 times:

GREAT Pictures.. great colors and good shots at night

**Isaac**

TheSonntag From Germany, joined Jun 2005, 3347 posts, RR: 30
Reply 8, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2057 times:

BURN...

Wow, great pictures.

eksath From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1140 posts, RR: 27
Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1924 times:

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Quoting phatalbert (Reply 7):
GREAT Pictures.. great colors and good shots at night

Quoting TheSonntag (Reply 8):
BURN...

Wow, great pictures.

Thank you. Glad to see fans of the program and am happy to share the experience with y'all.

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