And of course I grabbed some star (and Moon!) trails while waiting for the #Echostar23 #Falcon9 launch by #SpaceX, seen here from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville. As noted previously, the rocket trajectory carried the rocket almost directly away from me, thus eliminating the typical arc you see if I were to the south of the pad. The details: 57 frames at 30 secs, ISO400, f6.3 and the last two frames were shot at ISO400, f18 for 164 secs and 167, with the 167 second frame being the rocket streak. Initial processing done in Lightroom, stacking done in Photoshop and then final edits done (again) in Lightroom.
And we have a successful (and chilly!) launch of the #EchoStar23 satellite atop the #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket, seen here from Titusville and the A. Max Brewer Bridge. This is a 2.5 minute exposure, but you can hardly tell as the trajectory took the rocket nearly directly away from me, thus eliminating the typical arc (you can see a bit of it though). (Bonus: wrecked sailboat in the foreground) (Photo by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
May I present shots of the #EchoStar23 launch by #SpaceX atop a legless #Falcon9 rocket, taken directly from Pad 39A. These shots are from two cameras that I set on Monday, and the cameras sat patiently waiting until 2:00 am (ET) Thursday morning to capture these images. Although I get to process and post these pictures, it would be a glorious oversight for me to not acknowledge the considerable efforts by Bill Jelen and Mary Ellen Jelen for making these images possible. They checked in on the cameras Tuesday afternoon; they waited for a chance to pick them up at 5:00 am Thursday morning, ultimately returning to the Pad Thursday afternoon for pick up and then sent me the files for processing. Also, Jared Haworth gets a shout-out for the dew heaters that kept the lenses warm and for ever-present guidance.
May I present shots of the #EchoStar23 launch by #SpaceX atop a legless #Falcon9 rocket, taken directly from Pad 39A. These shots are from two cameras that I set on Monday, and the cameras sat patiently waiting until 2:00 am (ET) Thursday morning to capture these images. Although I get to process and post these pictures, it would be a glorious oversight for me to not acknowledge the considerable efforts by Bill Jelen and Mary Ellen Jelen for making these images possible. They checked in on the cameras Tuesday afternoon; they waited for a chance to pick them up at 5:00 am Thursday morning, ultimately returning to the Pad Thursday afternoon for pick up and then sent me the files for processing. Also, Jared Haworth gets a shout-out for the dew heaters that kept the lenses warm and for ever-present guidance.
May I present shots of the #EchoStar23 launch by #SpaceX atop a legless #Falcon9 rocket, taken directly from Pad 39A. These shots are from two cameras that I set on Monday, and the cameras sat patiently waiting until 2:00 am (ET) Thursday morning to capture these images. Although I get to process and post these pictures, it would be a glorious oversight for me to not acknowledge the considerable efforts by Bill Jelen and Mary Ellen Jelen for making these images possible. They checked in on the cameras Tuesday afternoon; they waited for a chance to pick them up at 5:00 am Thursday morning, ultimately returning to the Pad Thursday afternoon for pick up and then sent me the files for processing. Also, Jared Haworth gets a shout-out for the dew heaters that kept the lenses warm and for ever-present guidance.
May I present shots of the #EchoStar23 launch by #SpaceX atop a legless #Falcon9 rocket, taken directly from Pad 39A. These shots are from two cameras that I set on Monday, and the cameras sat patiently waiting until 2:00 am (ET) Thursday morning to capture these images. Although I get to process and post these pictures, it would be a glorious oversight for me to not acknowledge the considerable efforts by Bill Jelen and Mary Ellen Jelen for making these images possible. They checked in on the cameras Tuesday afternoon; they waited for a chance to pick them up at 5:00 am Thursday morning, ultimately returning to the Pad Thursday afternoon for pick up and then sent me the files for processing. Also, Jared Haworth gets a shout-out for the dew heaters that kept the lenses warm and for ever-present guidance.
May I present shots of the #EchoStar23 launch by #SpaceX atop a legless #Falcon9 rocket, taken directly from Pad 39A. These shots are from two cameras that I set on Monday, and the cameras sat patiently waiting until 2:00 am (ET) Thursday morning to capture these images. Although I get to process and post these pictures, it would be a glorious oversight for me to not acknowledge the considerable efforts by Bill Jelen and Mary Ellen Jelen for making these images possible. They checked in on the cameras Tuesday afternoon; they waited for a chance to pick them up at 5:00 am Thursday morning, ultimately returning to the Pad Thursday afternoon for pick up and then sent me the files for processing. Also, Jared Haworth gets a shout-out for the dew heaters that kept the lenses warm and for ever-present guidance.
Photo from remote camera setup for the EchoStarXXIII Falcon9 launch by SpaceX, atop a legless Falcon9 rocket, a merge of many photos producing this high-res image (14063x12130). Launch window opens at 1:34 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2017. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
May I present shots of the #EchoStar23 launch by #SpaceX atop a legless #Falcon9 rocket, taken directly from Pad 39A. These shots are from two cameras that I set on Monday, and the cameras sat patiently waiting until 2:00 am (ET) Thursday morning to capture these images. Although I get to process and post these pictures, it would be a glorious oversight for me to not acknowledge the considerable efforts by Bill Jelen and Mary Ellen Jelen for making these images possible. They checked in on the cameras Tuesday afternoon; they waited for a chance to pick them up at 5:00 am Thursday morning, ultimately returning to the Pad Thursday afternoon for pick up and then sent me the files for processing. Also, Jared Haworth gets a shout-out for the dew heaters that kept the lenses warm and for ever-present guidance.
Photos from remote camera setup for the ExchoStarXXIII Falcon9 launch by SpaceX, atop a legless Falcon9 rocket. Launch window opens at 1:34 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2017. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
Photos from remote camera setup for the ExchoStarXXIII Falcon9 launch by SpaceX, atop a legless Falcon9 rocket. Launch window opens at 1:34 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2017. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
Photos from remote camera setup for the ExchoStarXXIII Falcon9 launch by SpaceX, atop a legless Falcon9 rocket. Launch window opens at 1:34 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2017. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)
Photos from remote camera setup for the ExchoStarXXIII Falcon9 launch by SpaceX, atop a legless Falcon9 rocket. Launch window opens at 1:34 am on Tuesday, March 13, 2017. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space)