
Waiting for the shuttle launch
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Just seconds away
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3, 2, 1, liftoff!
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Liftoff
Sorry for the weird reflection of the bright light in my camera lens. Kinda strange.

Liftoff
Sorry for the weird reflection of the bright light in my camera lens. Kinda strange.

Liftoff
Sorry for the weird reflection of the bright light in my camera lens. Kinda strange.

Reflection on the water
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Reflection on the water
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Space Shuttle Launch
Sorry for the weird reflection of the bright light in my camera lens. Kinda strange.

Space Shuttle Launch
Sorry for the weird reflection of the bright light in my camera lens. Kinda strange.

Space Shuttle Launch
Sorry for the weird reflection of the bright light in my camera lens. Kinda strange.

Starting to see the orange sunset illumination from the sun
Sorry for the weird reflection of the bright light in my camera lens. Kinda strange.

Starting to see the orange sunset illumination from the sun
More camera lens oddity—what is the dark halo around the smoke in these shots?

Space shuttle launch
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Space shuttle launch
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Beginning to level out
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Check out the shadow streaming off the smoke trail!
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Trail of many colors
Now the shuttle is high enough that the smoke trail has risen above the golden sunset tones and the brighter white light illuminates the smoke.

Solid rocket booster separation
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Solid rocket booster separation
#LargerThanLife

Solid rocket boosters beginning to fall away
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Falling solid rocket boosters
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Falling solid rocket boosters
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Falling solid rocket boosters
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Post launch
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Post launch
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Final shuttle visibility
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Beautiful colors and patterns in the smoke after launch
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Beautiful colors and patterns in the smoke after launch
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Post launch
Sun shining on the upper side of clouds. You can still see the shuttle in the lower left.

Beautiful colors and patterns in the smoke after launch
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Beautiful colors and patterns in the smoke after launch
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Beautiful colors and patterns in the smoke after launch
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