 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Nov 19, 2013
Description:
From today's Richmond Times-Dispatch. SKC right now, so it might be visible in some places.
Date Taken:
Nov 19, 2013
Place Taken:
R-VA
Owner:
Don Maxwell
File Name:
WallopsShot.jpg - Photo HTML
Full size - <img src="/show.php?splash=SZE2G0000h">
Medium - <img src="/show.php?splash=SZE2G0000m">
Thumbnail - <img src="/show.php?splash=SZE2G0000s">
Category:
|
|
|
|
|
Click on photo to view the original size. |
| Viewers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Read what others had to say:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Russ Garner - Nov 19,2013
Viewers
| Reply
|
Don Maxwell - Nov 19,2013
Viewers
| Reply
|
| |
Some pics of the launch from 100 nautical miles away.<br /><br />In MoonAboveHorizon, the white light is on the James River, below the horizon. This was at about 6:50 EST. The original launch time was 7:30, but there was a delay until 8:15. Without the delay, we probably wouldn't have been able to see early part of the launch because the moon rose at almost exactly the same azimuth.<br /><br /><br />In the middle photo (at 8:15:??), you can see the moon reflected on the water and the Minotaur is the white light in the lower left quadrant. The exhaust looked quite red, but the digital camera made it look whitish.<br /><br /><br />The third shot is about half a minute later, when the rocket was approaching the apparent height of moon.
| | Attachments:
MoonAboveHorizon 1870
MinotaurLaunch 2013 11 19 Moon Water
| |
| Attachments:
MinotaurLaunch 2013 11 19
| | |
|
Steve Kessinger - Nov 20,2013
Viewers
| Reply
|
| |
The Minotaur is made up of Peacekeeper (MX) and Minuteman missile parts. Nice use for them.<br /><br />'They shall beat their swords into plowshares...'
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
