Discovery Trail & Cloud by TwoPynts
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Description
Many of you in Florida were treated to quite a sight as the space shuttle lauched at sunset. The low angle of the sun transformed the smoke trail into a rainbow hued pillar. This was taken from 150 miles (240km) away from the launch site.
A little while after the launch after the trail had started to dissappate, the luminescent cloud formed in the upper atmosphere. It was quite a site. I'm pretty sure it was caused by the shuttle as it passed through that layer of the atmosphere, but if we have any science-types that know exactly what it is, please speak up! Thanks.
Comments (22)
I'm no scientist, but would this be a result of liquid oxygen entering the atmo?...fair enough guess?...so yeah could be Kort, either way up, it's a beautiful shot, and I like the closer view downstairs :)
Very cool shot. Thanks for the close-up. Must've been great to witness. I'm no "science-type", but I'm pretty sure that's an alien ship entering the atmosphere through the hole that the shuttle punched through. ?
very strange effects!sure it's not heaven gate?;)
Awesomeness! Love it!
Excellent shot, well seen !!
cool!
Thank you so much for sharing. I get so excited with each launch and wish that I was able to see it take-off in real life. It was a beautiful launch at sunset.
Interesting phenomena, being in the right place at the right time ! ~Cheers~
You know, it looks like a sci-fi "wormhole." Good captures.
Whatever it is, it is awesome to see!
Excellent capture!
A great opportunity for you locals to catch this sight! Nice job.
What a treat to see something like this. Aloha
Fantastic capture! Wow, this is amazing.
Great shot, Kort. Has a mysterious quality to it, like something out of the X Files. I was lucky enough to see a shuttle launch (sometime in the early 90's I think it was) while at a conference in Orlando. A friend & I decided it was more important than attending conference sessions, so we played hooky - got up at the crack of dawn, drove down to Kennedy Space Center & watched it. Awesome experience, but we didn't see anything as unusual as this...
Interesting illumination! The phenomenon!
Thank you for this feeling.
Very impressive and what a great sight to see.
Excellent capture and work :) Very beautiful and good composition !!!
What an awesome shot. Great job. :)
right time, right place and a most unusual light
Rare shot. You have brought it here so honestly. Thank you.