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They left right on time, 7:43 PM ... this is from our beach which is 60 miles south of the launch sites on Cape Canaveral. It took 5 minutes for the sound to reach us. The pictures are not doing the actual view any justice whatsoever, the booster separation was visible from the time of separation until they were almost on the horizon.    I believe I need a new camera.
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Man, that has to be a cool thing to witness, even at that distance.
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It certainly has to be witnessed in person to appreciate the view, especially these late evening and night launches. Whenever the old Atlas rockets would launch the fire looked many times larger than the shuttle's, the Atlas rockets were incredibly huge ... made it look like the entire sky was lit up.
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Oh wow. You are so lucky.
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We were in Orlando, I'm told about 30 miles I away, and it was quite an event for me, something about seeing a phenomenon of human ingenuity like that with your own eyes that really brings the reality home. Should have brought the camera, my wife got a pretty cool pic on her cellphone, they say it's like a "shooting star in reverse" and from this distance that's exactly what it looked like.
Nice way to kick off a vacation and help me tune into the magic of life and begin to forget about the rigmarole.
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Cool, Rick. I remember years ago when they piggybacked the spaceshuttle on a Jumbo Jet over southern Ontario, something I'll never forget(early/mid 80s).
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Ah the beach, now that is our next project, oh wait you live on the beach, now I'm jealous.
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Nice pics Rick, wish I was there.
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