I shot these photos last Saturday, May 31, 2008 of the Space Shuttle taking off from Cape Canaveral, from a parking lot in Champions Gate, which is about 75 or 80 miles (120 or 128 kilometers) from the launch site.
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Wow ... it must have been quite a view!
Lunatic babe!!!
Wow! That's something. The first shots look like airplanes with extra-long wings.
Champ: Quite amazing pictures, very nice SWF.
Nice photos. I think it is amazing that the trail lasts as long as it does.
historic pictures - let us hope all goes well with it.
Aoi sora! Blaue himmel! El cielo azul! Your photos are definitely blue!!!
On you way to Mars ???
Nice weekend to you, from Anne in Norway.
I remember watching some of the first space launches from West Palm Beach. It is still exciting to see the shuttle contrail. Alan Sheppard would have been proud.
That type of thing always catches my eye!
I would like to see this sometime.
Thanks for sharing great skies.
Nice SWF.
My sky is wet.
Come visit,
Troy
Wow! What a view!
Wow, very good! I watched some shots from a tall bank building I worked in in Orlando back in 19--.
Looks like the perfect sky for a launch. Great shot of the shuttle and the contrail. I have to get down to see a launch one of these days.
excellent, very well done.
Muito bem conseguido.
Beautiful sky with these reflexes and magnificent colors, congratulations.
Thank you for posting these... it dose not get better than a space station for sky watching from above.. maybe the have internet access and will join in next week :O)
great view! ahppy sw
Sky fine with the trace of the plane
These are great shots.Hope all goes well with it
Great document shots.
George your shots of the shuttle are incredible and so are your other "blue" shots! :D
Spectacular sight! I once saw the Space Shuttle launch while on a family vacation in Florida - it really was exciting! I hadn't heard about the displaced lighthouse; that certainly is a long way from home!
I would kill to see a launch. Lucky you to even be able to see as much as this... but to be so close to the launch site is wonderful... great photos!
How very cool! makes me want to say UP, UP and away!!
just absolutely beautiful!
Very nice series! :)
These are great shots! I can't believe you were that far away.
Perfect for project blue!
Looks like it was a fine day for lift off. It sounds so exciting. Thank you for sharing.
Great shooting and important record.
WOW a space shuttle! Well recorded, HISTORY!!
Awesome shots--in the first person!
Beautiful blue skies.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow, that's great that you captured that. Nice shots!
How inspiring. And that powder blue sky is a treat. How uplifting... pun intended.
Hi! My friend was in Florida last year and took some pictures of a launch. Don't tell her I said this, but yours are better. Lisa
Very cool shots.
I'm getting here so late (shots, reaction, much better) - 37 folks beat me here - not fair. LOL.
As I was scrolling down the end of that contrail made me think of the Space Shuttle and low and behold - my Champ got a champion shot!
Lucky you - lucky us!
Tom's comment made me laugh; but wouldn't that be cool!
Great shot!
Super launch!
Beautiful Blue!
You got it all. MB
You have documented something historical and so very very blue.
Woo-hoo! I thought it must be the shuttle! You got some great shots while you were watching the sky!
Beautiful day, perfect launch, great pics.
Very interesting subject and you did a very good job of capturing it!
Great series of shots of the vapor trail from the shuttle!
"Louis" thanks you for visiting San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.
great photos
excellent sky. wonderful series
Wow - this is amazing!!
Many thanks for sharing them with us!!
What wonderful photos, I was hoping it was the space shuttle when I 1st saw it. How lucky to see this. Have a good weekend.
I've also wanted to witness a shuttle launch, thanks for sharing this one.
Neat! When I saw the first photo, I said to myself, That is a bigger vapor trail than just a regular old airplane!
WOOOW!!! THIS IS SOOOOOO COOL!!!!
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
I agree with Abe. It always amazes me how long the tails last. Wow. This is funny: I didn't even know there was a launch. What used to be such big news is now relegated to second page stuff, no?
What blue skies you have.
Nothing like that here now. But it could clear off.
What a neat thing to watch.
Mine is up.
Wow! I've only watched these on tv. Must be a thrill to watch in person! Perfect for SkyWatchFriday!
Beautiful blue :)
I feel a song coming on.. rocket man. Great shots!!
Wild and blue indeed!
Wonderful shots!
that's a nice view and great shots too.
awesome
Wow....that is soooo cool! Awesome shots!
Thank for all your comments....I love your visits!
Very nice, definitley a sky watch with a fascinating subject to focus
on! Lovely.
Envy!!! I would love to see a launch.
Wow! How exciting it must have been to see this up sort of close. Wonderful shots.
Fabulous!!
Was it really loud?
Wow!
Great shots:)
Petunia's SWF
its super!
all taht vast blueness and white ways of teh clouds :-)
Wow! Thanks for sharing these with us.
And you're so right that I was glad that the water that doused me was clear, not colored, when the fireboat came close.
great sky watch!
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