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Title: Launch of STS-119 mission
Post by: MarkS on Mar 16, 2009, 09:15:37

As I saw it from last night's Virgin Atlantic flight from Havana (Cuba) to Gatwick.

(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/sts119.jpg)

Mark

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Post by: Mike on Mar 16, 2009, 09:18:01

WOW! :o

Nice image Mark.

Hope you have a great time in Cuba.

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Post by: JohnP on Mar 16, 2009, 09:19:12

Cool - great shot.... Hope you had a great holiday.... John

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Post by: Rocket Pooch on Mar 16, 2009, 10:48:22

thats cool, I assume this is going to the magazines

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Post by: Rick on Mar 16, 2009, 11:40:39

Cracking shot! Did you actually see the Shuttle going up, or just the smoke trail?

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Post by: Tony G on Mar 16, 2009, 12:02:16

That's a one in a million holiday snap.
Well done Mark.

Tony G

Title: Re: Launch of STS-119 mission
Post by: MarkS on Mar 16, 2009, 12:41:51

Thanks all, yes I had a great holiday in Cuba.

Rick, much to my regret I didn't have a window seat so I didn't actually see it go up - I just had to take my turn looking through one of the emergency exit windows afterwards. But just the seeing the smoke trail in the sunset was still pretty cool.

Mark

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Post by: RobertM on Mar 18, 2009, 08:02:17

Fantastic holiday snap Mark, you've got to send that in and get it published...

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Post by: The Thing on Mar 19, 2009, 10:29:00

Right place, right time. Great shot. I love the sunset going up into blackness.

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Post by: Fay on Mar 22, 2009, 16:20:27

Mark, you've done it again!!! Fantastic

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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Mar 16, 2009, 09:15:37