Liftoff
by Norman Peay
Title
Liftoff
Artist
Norman Peay
Medium
Photograph - Digital Print
Description
United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8:18 p.m. after a technical issue delayed the launch by 34 minutes. On board was WGS-9, a military communications satellite.
Took this shot from Oak Hill Florida overlooking the Indian River, the launch site is almost 25 miles away. The sun had just set at 7:34 so the sky was perfect with still just a hint of light. So much changes as the launch nears, it was originally scheduled for 7:45pm and there was more daylight at that time. So as launch control is verifying launch conditions I am continually changing my camera settings to make up for the light conditions due to the delay. The point where the trail turns from red to white is when the main solid booster rockets burn out and released. My Camera settings were just a semi educated guess based on past launches.
Nikon D810
ISO 100
f3.5
15mm
112 Second Exposure
24.8 Miles from Launch Pad #37
GPS Coordinates: 28�48'1" N 80�50'47" W
3/18/2017
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March 22nd, 2017
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