Atlas-V Rocket Launching NASA's TDRS-L Satellite
Taken by Mike Killian on January 23, 2014 @
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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Date Taken: 2014-01-24T14:28:50
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The rotation of the Earth captured in the trails of the stars over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station last Thursday night. NASA's latest Tracking & Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-L, is seen here hitching a fiery ride to orbit atop an Atlas-V rocket, as viewed from the Turn Basin on Kennedy Space Center just a few miles away.
I've wanted to attempt this shot for 2 years now, & finally the conditions for it came together here - no moonlight, no clouds, barely a breeze, mostly dry air, no launch scrub & enough TIME between sunset and liftoff to capture some descent star trails. Approximate total shooting time was about 3 hours, 380 identical exposures to capture the star trails, longer exposure with tighter aperture & lower ISO for the launch itself. Images were then stacked in Photoshop to produce the final result here.
Photographer's website:
http://www.MikeKillianPhotography.com
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