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Topic: Photo of the week 119 (February 10, 2007)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-10-2007 03:42 AM
   
 A sunrise view at the Kennedy Space Center showing in the distance the Skylab 4/Saturn IB space vehicle on Pad B of Launch Complex 39, shortly before liftoff on November 16, 1973. Skylab 4 was the third and last of three manned Skylab missions. Aboard were astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson and William Pogue. This picture was taken by astronaut Bruce McCandless, member of the backup crew. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-10-2007 03:51 AM
Beautiful — no other words. |
ApolloAlex
Member Posts: 390
From: Yeovil, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 02-10-2007 05:05 AM
This for me is probably my favourite "Photo of the week". Great image Ed. |
cddfspace
Member Posts: 609
From: Morris County, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 02-10-2007 07:31 AM
That is a sweet photo — clearly one of my favorite photos of the week! |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-10-2007 08:50 AM
Great shot, Ed. They don't get much better than that! Thanks. |
art540
Member Posts: 432
From: Orange, California USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 02-10-2007 09:06 AM
Ed shows us the "missing" quality images that the books and other media seem to omit or perhaps are not even offered. |
Moonwalker1954
Member Posts: 245
From: Montreal, Canada
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 02-10-2007 10:41 AM
Beautiful picture, Ed. Looks like it was a foggy day. Did they launch on schedule?I enjoy your "photo of the week" everytime. Thank you Ed. |
rjurek349
Member Posts: 1190
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-10-2007 11:11 AM
Beautiful. This should be a poster! And certainly, a signed photo......seriously, man, you should start your own website like "Astronomy Photo of the Day." You'd be HUGE, man. HUGE. (Perhaps not as huge as you are going to be known as an artist... but nonetheless... HUGE.) Keep 'em coming! I've cherished every one I've seen... and I agree with the post above, this is one of my favorites, if not my favorite, so far. |
ejectr
Member Posts: 1751
From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-10-2007 04:09 PM
Looks like it was taken from the Banana Creek viewing area.Good choice Ed. |
ea757grrl
Member Posts: 729
From: South Carolina
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 02-11-2007 10:07 AM
That's one of the most absolutely beautiful space-related pictures I've ever seen. If only a higher-res version was available, I think I know what my new desktop wallpaper would be at work! |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 02-12-2007 02:54 PM
Oooh! That's a stunning photo. I thought last week's Saturn V/Gemini shot was great, but this one is just awesome! |
CJC
Member Posts: 95
From: Ireland
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 02-13-2007 03:46 PM
An absolutely stunning and thought provoking photo!!!Thank you Ed for sharing these amazing images with us. |
Rodina
Member Posts: 836
From: Lafayette, CA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 02-14-2007 09:25 AM
Great picture. |
Joe Holloway
Member Posts: 74
From: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted 02-15-2007 02:44 PM
Man, that brings back memories for me! We were lucky enough to be at the VAB for the Skylab 3 and ASTP shots, but didn't get to see this particular Apollo/Saturn lift off.I remember how "uneasy" a lot of people were prior to Skylab 2's first launch off the pedestal. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2915
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-03-2019 08:11 AM
No, from an earlier post, the IB "sun burst" photo wasn't shot from the Banana Creek viewing site. That current site now in use wasn't available during the Apollo/Skylab era, but it may had been possible the photo may had been shot from somewhere north of the VAB, nearby the viewing site area. |
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