Night Shuttle Launch

Posted on November 20, 2008 by ed

I know it is a little overdue but I thought I would post a video I took of the shuttle launch from last Friday. I recorded this from my front yard using a Canon miniDV camcorder. On a night like this, I wish I had an HD camcorder because the quality would have been so much better. It would have been closer to what I saw with my eyes; a gorgeous view of the shuttle flying brightly with the full moon in the background.

Enjoy!

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About ed

I was born and raised in Tallahassee until 1993. There I was raised to love God, Family and the Seminoles, in that order. After meeting a gorgeous girl in 1992 from Jacksonville, where my family had moved to in previous years, I decided to move to Jacksonville where I lived for four years until that gorgeous girl and I decided to move to Orlando. I’ve been living in Orlando with that gorgeous girl since 1997 and still love her and the city. My only major complaint about Orlando is the weather (it’s hot, people, too hot). I have no complaints about her – I love you, baby . I work in the Technology field as a Systems Administrator working with Windows servers and Cisco networking. Because I love my career so much I enjoy technology outside of the work place also. When I’m not exploring new tech gadgets, working on my computers, or tweaking my local home network, I generally enjoy video games, movies, reading and spending time with my family. And when I am not doing all of that, I also work as a consultant for my technology consulting company, EC Technology Consulting, LLC. To sum it up, I’m a tech geek.
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2 Responses to Night Shuttle Launch

  1. The Irredeemable Shag says:
    November 22, 2008 at 2:43 am

    That is really cool! Nice touch with the music.

    I’ve only seen one launch with the naked eye. It was neat, but not nearly as awe-inspiring as the one you recorded.

    The Irredeemable Shag
    http://onceuponageek.com

  2. Steagus says:
    November 30, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    Good music for this video.

    When you pick up your HD camera get a tripod as well. And fix the focal length so the image doesn’t blur in and out. I like the rapid close up but the video was more impressive when you could see the entire scene at once.

    I didn’t realize you lived so close to the Cape.

    Next time they do a launch you better have HD video! 8^)

    Thanks for sharing. Well done. (seriously tripod)
    Steagus

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