Posted on Jun 13, 2020
APOD: 2020 June 13 - SpaceX Demo-2 Launch
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "SpaceX Demo-2 Launch." I personally enjoy good examples of black and white photography (think Ansel Adams). I also would never have thought about using black and white film to capture an image at near infrared-light wavelengths. The results are breath-taking. This is a snapshot of Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:22PM EDT on May 30th, 2020, when Crew Dragon was sent on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). Welcome to a new era of space travel.
APOD: 2020 June 13 - SpaceX Demo-2 Launch
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Save The Sympathy - Demo Launch [LIVE] @ Sydney,Basement
Playing live at the basement demo launch. 14.5.10
Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, June 13, 2020 entitled "SpaceX Demo-2 Launch."
The black and white image is a wonderful way to capture thise scene IMHO.
SpaceX Demo-2 Launch - Image Credit NASA -Joel Kowsky
APOD Background - edited for spelling
"Explanation: Clouds are white but the sky is dark in this snapshot of Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The dramatic daytime sky is partly due to the black and white photo captured with a digital camera at near-infrared wavelengths. Taken at 3:22 p.m. EDT Saturday May 30 the launch was pretty dramatic too as a Falcon 9 rocket lofted a Crew Dragon spacecraft towards low-Earth orbit. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley were onboard, the first crew launched from a United States spaceport since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. A few minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 first stage returned to land on Of Course I Still Love You (that's an autonomous spaceport drone ship ...) patiently waiting off the Florida coast. The two astronauts guided their craft to a successful docking with the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 10:16 a.m. EDT Sunday May 31."
Save The Sympathy - Demo Launch [LIVE] at a Sydney, Basement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf5RXve1m3M
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The black and white image is a wonderful way to capture thise scene IMHO.
SpaceX Demo-2 Launch - Image Credit NASA -Joel Kowsky
APOD Background - edited for spelling
"Explanation: Clouds are white but the sky is dark in this snapshot of Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The dramatic daytime sky is partly due to the black and white photo captured with a digital camera at near-infrared wavelengths. Taken at 3:22 p.m. EDT Saturday May 30 the launch was pretty dramatic too as a Falcon 9 rocket lofted a Crew Dragon spacecraft towards low-Earth orbit. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley were onboard, the first crew launched from a United States spaceport since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011. A few minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 first stage returned to land on Of Course I Still Love You (that's an autonomous spaceport drone ship ...) patiently waiting off the Florida coast. The two astronauts guided their craft to a successful docking with the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 10:16 a.m. EDT Sunday May 31."
Save The Sympathy - Demo Launch [LIVE] at a Sydney, Basement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf5RXve1m3M
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