Rocket Launch at Night

[JTHphoto]

I just saw this meteor/rocket looking thing flying through the western sky between Phoenix and Los Angeles :shock: . I was driving home at the time, so I pulled over and used my car to steady the camera as my tripod broke over the weekend . Turns out it was a "rocket launching a pentagon satellite" into space, according to CBS news. Manual Mode, 6 seconds at F5.6, ISO 400, 64mm I took this about 30 minutes ago, right after it happened. I cropped out the blurry roof of my car.

The light is from the sun shining through the rocket's vapor trail.

 

[Randog]

Wow! What a great capture - Thank for sharing

 

[LaFoto]

I have never seen anything like this before. Very interesting.

 

[Pastapuck]

Amazing

 

[JeLeAk]

holy smokes, all of my pictures are super blurry anything over .5 second shutter

maybe you could photo shop the white on the house to match the other darker house

 

[JTHphoto]

http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/

Vandenberg Air Force Base in California gave the valley quite a show Thursday night when they launched a rocket carrying a military research satellite.

http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/This is from one of our local news station's website, kpho.com, i sent in a photo last night and they used it on the news and their website! I almost feel famous...

 

[tat2me2]

i think its awesome

 

[sfaribault]

Nice job, cool picture!!


Steve :thumbup:

 

[snownow]

Great shot, i was on my way home last night. NO camera in the car...... I also had no idea what it was when it was streaking across the sky. Great capture

 

[John E.]

Cool shot, looks really freaky.