http://www.mseeley.net/furry-things-1 daily 0.75 2014-11-02 http://www.mseeley.net/new-gallery daily 0.75 2015-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1425453624911-E2UM3JUKSYGV4S197N10/M42-LRGB-v4.jpg Astrophotography - The Orion Nebula (M42) This is a shot of the Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42. It's a stack of 7 images taken on March 3, 2015 using the "T11" telescope located in Mayhill, New Mexico and operated by iTelescope.net. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1425453624911-E2UM3JUKSYGV4S197N10/M42-LRGB-v4.jpg Astrophotography - The Orion Nebula (M42) This is a shot of the Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42. It's a stack of 7 images taken on March 3, 2015 using the "T11" telescope located in Mayhill, New Mexico and operated by iTelescope.net. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1425453657324-GVI98KL352Q8JIC47NCG/Calibrated-T20-mseeley-M51-20150225-00XXXX-LRGB.jpg Astrophotography - Messier M51a - "The Whirlpool Galaxy" My first attempt at more serious astrophotography: This is the galaxy known as The Whirlpool Galaxy, or more technically, Messier 51a. It is "is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus in the constellation Canes Venatici." (Thank you Wikipedia) It is anywhere from 15 to 35 million light years distant from the Milky Way. The image was captured early in the morning of February 25, 2015 by combining L, R, G and B images captured using the "T20" telescope in Mayhill, New Mexico through itelescope.net. And thank you to Nicole Mortillaro who introduced me to this really cool service, through which one remotely controls a network of telescopes around the globe. Nicole's images are amazing and make this first attempt by me look, well, like a first attempt. I have much to learn... http://www.mseeley.net/features-1 daily 0.75 2016-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1482261536091-SOO7CZJGDB7JUELTMS27/Screen+Shot+2016-11-02+at+9.47.04+PM.png Features - National Geographic Magazine (November 2016) The middle photo is my capture of the SpaceX CRS9 rocket launch and landing (!!), published in the November 2016 print and on-line editions of National Geographic Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1482261536091-SOO7CZJGDB7JUELTMS27/Screen+Shot+2016-11-02+at+9.47.04+PM.png Features - National Geographic Magazine (November 2016) The middle photo is my capture of the SpaceX CRS9 rocket launch and landing (!!), published in the November 2016 print and on-line editions of National Geographic Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1482261230170-XPCJNWJ2TB6JVCWWC8X3/Screen+Shot+2016-12-12+at+9.37.00+PM.png Features - Kennedy Space Center This is one of the coolest uses of one of my photos. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex used the streak I captured showing the WGS-8 DeltaIV rocket launched by United Launch Alliance. The link to their page is here: https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/events/events-calendar/see-a-rocket-launch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1432868128486-EIEB4DJOHGD5O5Z2YTQB/Screen+Shot+2015-04-02+at+10.47.16+PM.jpg Features - USA Today's Your Take I'm a big fan of USA Today's Your Take and their editors have been very good to me. This is one of my many images they've featured on their Facebook page. Original post here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1432868128551-YNLUUAF8HC4DPJDNYWAT/Screen+Shot+2015-05-28+at+10.47.27+PM.jpg Features - USA Today's Your Take This is another feature of my work by USA Today's Your Take. It was their "Negative Space Challenge", to which I submitted 10 of my favorite images that utilized negative space. 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Stained glass in La Sagrada Familia Stained glass in La Sagrada Familia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290598890-ZGHUXZO9DB9PV8VXJSB8/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona - La Sagrada Familia La Sagrada Familia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290599258-DT95MJSAH1NWVQGCDK9O/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290599646-F0DOKR7N0OF9WIS6X326/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290599826-ES7X55S4IK6YNHZ9TU4Q/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290600127-3SQDLUSBMO6KT10NFJH5/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290600312-A3V92051LKK4ANXKITEV/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290600455-KXPLJRRH820TJCIER7PD/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290600622-49AIWCGDAUNHZJLC9MWU/image-asset.jpeg Barcelona - La Sagrada Familia at night La Sagrada Familia at night http://www.mseeley.net/nasa-space daily 0.75 2014-07-29 http://www.mseeley.net/new-index daily 0.75 2019-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1458759035970-WZQQM3K54IYLO4H7DAVJ/IMG_6906.jpg Stuff - OA6 AtlasV rocket launch by United Launch Alliance These are the RD-180 rocket engines pushing the #‎OA6 #‎AtlasV #‎Cygnus rocket, launched by United Launch Alliance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1470877607738-T8M6VCC83SGT65JHYTQA/5D3_0628.jpg Stuff - DeltaIV Heavy NROL37 by United Launch Alliance This is a view of Launch Complex 37 about 3 hours after the launch of the NROL37 atop a DeltaIV Heavy. It took longer than normal to clear the pad for us to pick up our cameras because there was a fire near the flame trench outlet (further down the road, to the right of the pad). When we were finally allowed out to pick up our cameras, we found quite a debris field. My remote setup fared rather well - it is the 2nd tripod from the left in the group of 5 tripods shown here near the lower middle of the frame. It is leaning to the left, but proudly not toppled completely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1475118445055-BS9V7RKFQ0K7H9MMMUFF/5D3_4810.jpg Stuff - Donald Trump visits Melbourne, FL (September 27, 2016) Pictures from US Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump's visit to Melbourne, Florida on September 27, 2016, one day after his first debate. Trump spoke in a hangar at the Melbourne/Orlando International Airport (MLB). Please give credit to Michael Seeley with any photos used. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/t/58214153cd0f68331db57ec6/1472095248214/ Stuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1478575407522-FN0LWJMFL17O28F7O54A/IMG_5831.jpg Stuff - President Obama and Stevie Wonder in Kissimmee, Florida President Barak Obama and Stevie Wonder were in Kissimmee, Florida on November 6, 2016 to rally in support of Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Florida Senatorial candidate Patrick Murphy. According to the US Secret Service, 11,000 people attended the rally held at Osceola County Stadium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1481249948127-5JC3BNEWOSKCKCI5NGQ8/WGS8+Sequence-2.jpg Stuff - Forged in fire? #WGS8 Delta IV rocket by United Launch Alliance, burning off hydrogen fumes before lift-off, seen from pad (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37). This sequence of 8 photos spans just over 3 seconds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1485057532221-8A4NOF18RGF5CX0PMK5H/372A0154.jpg Stuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1503486132861-8PPPFMFWJ2YTMJS3B59Z/372A9948-Edit.jpg Stuff - Total Solar Eclipse (August 21, 2017) from Shaw Air Force Base To buy this image, visit: http://www.photosofstuff.xyz/Solar-Eclipse-2017/ The total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, seen from Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. In the foreground are two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the F-16 Viper Demo team, parked at the end of the runway for us to use as subjects. Composited into the image are shots of the Sun as it marches toward (and then, away from) totality. I had set the interval timer to capture a frame every 5 minutes, but because of clouds (and, at times, rain), there is some inconsistency in the spacing and the exposure of the sun. The images represent two hours of motion, with the first image taken at 1:46 pm (ET) and the last frame taken at 3:45 pm. The flare of light (it is hard to make out in a wide shot like this, but it's almost the "diamond ring" effect) is the totality coming to an end, and this is the last image I would take before replacing the solar filter for the rest of the sequence. Specs for the background image: ISO500, f11, .5 second exposure. The settings for the shots of the sun vary widely depending on clouds and how far the eclipse had progressed. And, because the sun was so high in the sky, I (naturally) framed the shot vertically and was shooting with a 17-40mm lens set to 23mm, on a full-frame Canon body. And, again, big thanks to the Public Affairs and Communication teams at Shaw Air Force Base and to the F-16 Viper Demo team for moving these planes into position for us, and for being so entirely hospitable to the We Report Space team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1534126320556-QTC4I8XE746VMYDQJ3MF/Parker+Solar+Probe+D4H+x+6-Edit.jpg Stuff - Forged in fire, bound for fire: Parker Solar Probe + Delta IV He Forged in fire, bound for fire: Parker Solar Probe + Delta IV Heavy This series of frames comes from a sound-activated camera I placed at Launch Complex 37 approximately 32 hours before the 3:31 am (ET) Sunday (August 12, 2018) morning launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. Sitting atop the rocket is the Parker Solar Probe, bound for a first-ever mission to, as NASA so nicely phrased it, "touch the Sun" resulting in temperatures upwards of 2,500 degrees (F). This sequence encompasses approximately 10-seconds, and it captures the Delta IV Heavy coming to life in a particularly fiery manner: it lights itself on fire before ignition to burn off stray fumes, and then a moment later the Aerojet / Rocketdyne RS-68A engines ignite, pushing the rocket skyward, or rather, spaceward. ULA CEO Tory Bruno indicated on Twitter that they refer to this rocket as "The Beast" and you can see why. (Pihotos: Michael Seeley / We Report Space) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1565324959639-NLT4WQLC4218WP61GGN4/5D4_5485.jpg Stuff - AEHF5 by United Launch Alliance This is the United Launch Alliance AEHF-5 satellite launch. With a launch time of 6:13am (ET) and a sunrise of 6:48am, the downrange plume caught the rising sunlight perfectly. There's even a hint of crepuscular rays emanating from the horizon. This is a 251-second exposure captured from Palm Shores, Florida, looking across the Indian River Lagoon. The shadowy figure on the dock is a fisherman, net fishing, but he sure paused to watch the launch. Afterward, he asked me if the rocket exploded, and I assured him it did exactly what it was supposed to do. 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Diablo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1407290486574-HO0C9KV10R9ONXP4IBI1/image-asset.jpeg Stuff - Palace of Fine Arts Palace of Fine Arts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1414805627163-RVO3D8JI0ZPIT7GHTEEU/image-asset.jpeg Stuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1414808661941-CCJ9XFSO75GN9FB2MHGB/image-asset.jpeg Stuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1418086835157-FNDH5X07TQHQU344ZY42/IMG_3018.jpg Stuff - Charlie Bolden NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Orion in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1418087996148-IL07F4OF2J55DJD1NRZT/IMG_2514.jpg Stuff - Meerkat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1418088353827-HWOAYKYPHW9HK3DOO6O1/IMG_0433.jpg Stuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1418088591400-WLWJDWY1LO4CTR809R64/IMG_2923.jpg Stuff - Orion capsule Taken at Kennedy Space Center on 11-11-2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1421812749789-SUSOTP8Z32B38P144EAM/IMG_3186.jpg Stuff - MUOS-3 Launch by United Launch Alliance MUOS-3 launched atop an AtlasV 551 on January 20, 2015, seen from the campus of Florida Insitutute of Technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1426282943228-835YN4DHZXNGMCUIHS3C/IMG_3199.jpg Stuff - AtlasV MMS Launch - March 12, 2015 Shots of the United Launch Alliance AtlasV launch on March 12, 2015 carrying NASA's MMS satellites. Shots taken from the campus of Florida Insitute of Technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1426991899339-OJHTTQDZYNS644MO5XW0/IMG_8626.jpg Stuff - Melbourne Air and Space Show - Friday Dress Rehearsals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1406258164600-6X9QCMUSB5VIAF7GC8YI/image-asset.jpeg Stuff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1433729795613-S86RC6RBIDVJG3SVRE2W/IMG_2483.jpg Stuff - AFSPC5 AtlasV by United Launch Alliance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1438139361097-GLK0DDOO87QQM4W21ORV/IMG_7732.jpg Stuff - GPSIIF10 AtlasV Launch by United Launch Alliance Shots from the pad about an hour after the rocket launched. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1438139603101-YEH83P7RZOSGVSRJ496J/IMG_3426.jpg Stuff - WGS7 DeltaIV - Aftermath These shots are from 2 minutes after the WGS7 DeltaIV by United Launch Alliance took off. It was at sunset, and the sky was just stunning, and it lit the rocket exhaust in such pretty ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1441246850906-GWMKCT2VOOI0UUM8OKPR/IMG_8053.jpg Stuff - AtlasV MUOS 8 mins before liftoff AtlasV MUOS 8 mins before liftoff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1445393283633-Z9J8X51IQ4XT739IEZ6K/IMG_0448.jpg Stuff - Airboat returns at sunset Scenes from the October 20, 2015 sunset over Lake Washington, in Melbourne, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1447811890607-E4XFRGDVAW9QJDNTNWLM/IMG_9311.jpg Stuff - Matt and Kim perform in Melbourne, Florida Photos from the 11/6/15 performance by Matt and Kim in downtown Melbourne (Florida) as part of Florida Institute of Technology's Homecoming Weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1449202488781-J07WEWUGSSDX29WT5VR0/5D3_0024.jpg Stuff - OA-4 Cygnus AtlasV Prelaunch news conference Frank Culbertson, Jr., Space Systems Group president, Orbital ATK Vernon Thorpe, program manager for NASA missions, United Launch Alliance Todd McNamara, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1418310428490-S2E9LF78OMJ3E9ICPPSI/15264855820_406b15faa0_z.jpg Stuff http://www.mseeley.net/spacex daily 0.75 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1462930170508-LS5B7RIP25R5RM3WVB7K/Falcon_comparison-2.jpg SpaceX - Two Falcons Side by side comparison of the CRS8 Falcon9 first stage (left) and the JCSAT14 Falcon9 first stage. Asked for by Reddit user /u/jbrian24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1468886972800-3T180S61OIZWU6VFU7S5/IMG_9801.jpg SpaceX - SpaceX CRS9 Falcon9 rocket up and down This is a single, 483 second exposure of the Falcon9 CRS9 rocket, launched at 12:45a on July 18, 2016 from CCAFS. This photo was chosen as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for July 21, 2016. View it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1471222265669-Y5V0SEVXWYD3IJNSBGKA/5D3_2984-Edit.jpg SpaceX - JCSAT16 Falcon9 rocket launch by SpaceX This is 16 minutes of star trails and then the 170 second launch streak of the #JCSAT16 #Falcon9 rocket launched by SpaceX at 1:26am on August 1, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This is a composite of 33 images. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/t/5821493f414fb52a34f219d4/1457197377086/ SpaceX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1470877751948-AR6AE7GDKPF9OW8TVBIB/5D3_0130-Edit-2.jpg SpaceX - Thaicom8 Falcon9 launch streak by SpaceX This is a composite of 2 images taken of the #Thaicom8 #Falcon9 rocket launch by #SpaceX at approximately 5:39pm (ET) on May 27, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This shows the first 97 seconds of the launch. The first image is the rocket lifting off, a 45 seconds exposure and the second image is a 52 second exposure. The break in the streak is of course where the first exposure ended and the second one started. 

Other technical details: It was shot at 17mm, at ISO400 and f8 through two ND filters, a 10-stop and a 3 stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1438139262331-YBUP1TS32Z7DWR22O39A/IMG_5799.jpg SpaceX - SpaceX Falcon9 CRS7 Explosion Explosion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1410101756419-4AG7KYI2HCAEUV23IUIZ/AsiaSat6.jpg SpaceX - Launch of the SpaceX Falcon9 AsiaSat6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1487727436979-T2Z0B2T1O2S0K1EC1KSF/372A1227.jpg SpaceX - CRS10 Falcon9 by SpaceX Pictures taken at Launch Complex 39A of the CRS10 Falcon9 one day before SpaceX is set to launch the Dragon capsule on a mission to resupply the International Space Station. Here, two cattle egrets work their way through the grass around the pad. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1489716412630-NFWDLMJGK6AFDIN27TF4/372A2191-Edit-Edit.jpg SpaceX - Echostar XXIII launch by SpaceX And of course I grabbed some star (and Moon!) trails while waiting for the #Echostar23 #Falcon9 launch by #SpaceX, seen here from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville. As noted previously, the rocket trajectory carried the rocket almost directly away from me, thus eliminating the typical arc you see if I were to the south of the pad. The details: 57 frames at 30 secs, ISO400, f6.3 and the last two frames were shot at ISO400, f18 for 164 secs and 167, with the 167 second frame being the rocket streak. Initial processing done in Lightroom, stacking done in Photoshop and then final edits done (again) in Lightroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1491007570027-TTI7H8RVFCLYSQL5YKRK/IMG_8298.jpg SpaceX - #SES10 #Falcon9 with reused first stage The #SES10 #Falcon9 launch by #SpaceX w/ the "flight proven" #CRS8 1st stage, seen from the pad. (Pic by Michael Seeley / We Report Space) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1498438616669-CMH2W4ZHBQE19MREMZWO/372A4713.jpg SpaceX - Vehicle Assembly Building at Sunset Kennedy Space Center and the Vehicle Assembly Building, seen at sunset on May 15, 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1498438822942-3R7QU4HUYP8A894ZX6ZG/IMG_8386.jpg SpaceX - SpaceX CRS-11 Falcon9 At 5:07pm (ET) on June 3, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched the #CRS11 #Falcon9 rocket, carrying a previously flown #Dragon capsule to resupply the International Space Station. This was the 100th launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the first time a previously flown (aka "flight-proven", per Elon Musk) capsule was used as the payload. (Photos by Michael Seeley / We Report Space) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1498439026292-Q70BDGPKLDO9USCFWL55/372A6175.jpg SpaceX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1510429779754-MOSKLHM9VX1RS18AC38H/IMG_8763.jpg SpaceX - KoreaSat5A by SpaceX At 3:34 pm today (Monday, 10/30/17) #SpaceX successfully launched the #KoreaSat5A satellite atop a #Falcon9 rocket and, a few moments later, landed the first stage of the Falcon aboard the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship about 400 miles out in the Atlantic. This is the rocket, clearing the tower as seen from a remote camera placed near the hangar, with the crawlerway in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1515643075701-Y7VK9NHR9PHEGBANE8JT/372A6097.jpg SpaceX - #Zuma #Falcon9 by #SpaceX: Streak #2, a single, 464-second expos While rumors swirl around about the possible loss of the #Zuma, launched last night by #SpaceX atop a #Falcon9, may I present Streak(s) #2, another SINGLE, 464-second exposure. In a possible act of photographic overkill, I was running three different cameras in roughly the same spot last night for the Zuma launch (and landing!). Because I've shot both OG2 and CRS9 from this place at Jetty Park, I knew the vertical shot would work fine (see my post from last night), but I wanted to experiment with some foreground. So, I set the second DSLR (really, my primary camera, a Canon 5D4) with some of the Jetty in the foreground. Details: ISO100, 464-second exposure, f18 with a Rokinon 14mm on a Canon 5D Mark IV (full-frame) body. Prints available here: http://www.photosofstuff.xyz/Zuma-by-SpaceX/i-SsHpWCQ/A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1518386234573-4A7L9DR7517DPLQPR310/372A7561.jpg SpaceX - Falcon Heavy by SpaceX At 3:45pm (ET) SpaceX and Elon Musk successfully launched the Falcon Heavy rocket from historic Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.. Approximately 8 minutes after launch, the two outer cores would return safely to SpaceX's Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the center core ran out of fuel needed to relight 3 engines for the re-entry burn. The core was unable to slow its descent and it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean at approximately 300 mph. Musk added that he was most interested in recovering the two outer cores, as they flew with titanium grid fins, which are very expensive to make. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1522809832416-OZM9P3IU5IM60JYE6334/IMG_1132.jpg SpaceX - CRS-14 by SpaceX From the pad: the fury of 9 Merlin engines, pushing the #SpaceX #CRS14 #Falcon9 into orbit. (Pic: me / WeReportSpace) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1526090642221-D1WZQJ4AURKUYVAFNQW7/IMG_9005-2.jpg SpaceX - Bangabandhu1 Block5 Falcon9 by SpaceX At 4:14pm (ET) on Friday, May 11, 2018 SpaceX launched the #Bangabandhu1 satellite atop the first #Block5 #Falcon9 rocket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1530466840928-8CR5V1G6BFO8P7Y5WAUP/5D4_4276.jpg SpaceX - CRS-15 by SpaceX Prints: https://www.photosofstuff.xyz/CRS-15-by-SpaceX/i-7JKhpQD/A CRS-15 by SpaceX - Final, final edits. Wow. Edit: Now that I'm at my computer, and the adrenaline has calmed (just a bit), I can properly describe this shot: this is a 277-second exposure of the #CRS15 #Falcon9 rocket launched by #SpaceX at 5:42am this (Friday) morning. The plume was illuminated by the rising sun, and it was just amazing. Details: ISO100, 277-seconds, f18 shot with a Canon 5D4 and a Rokinon 14mm lens. (Field edit from the roof of the VAB, pic: me We Report Space ) — at Kennedy Space Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1602157579935-ENN50Y8BUTQN2DRTXA3E/20201007-Pano.jpg SpaceX - Falcon 9 piercing the Sun At 7:29am (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX successfully launched another batch of Starlink communications satellites from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A. This is the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the payload to orbit, seen from Titusville transiting the Sun shortly after sunrise. Photo: Michael Seeley / @mseeley20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1610945816772-PW6YCE03GTCVN0ZHFOGY/5D4_0028-Edit.jpg SpaceX Crewed spaceflight has returned to American soil for the first time in over 9 years today with the successful launch of Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket. This is a 50-second exposure of the rocket captured from the @45thSpaceWing and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

(Copyright Michael Seeley / National Geographic) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1683081954296-E8UHUNR3A75WVWUIFZ1K/IMG_0040.jpg SpaceX - Viasat3 Americas by SpaceX Space lasers (x3), engage!This is 25-seconds of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the #ViaSat3Americas payload to space, launched Sunday night. Image captured by a sound-activated camera placed ~2,000 feet from the pad. This was by far my soggiest camera, having hung out there for 3 days during heavy storms and tornado warnings. My original plan was for a tighter shot, but during the camera reset opportunity Sunday morning the original lens was drenched, so I swapped it out with the backup lens, a 22mm (on a crop-sensor). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1420939993041-81NMW51G0J7ABRWUE48W/IMG_8810.jpg SpaceX - CRS5 Launch by SpaceX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1430962561916-UBJ16UXD4N4E3C84M54O/Composite+Sequence2.jpg SpaceX - SpaceX Pad Abort Test Earlier today SpaceX tested the launch abort system on their crew capsule. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explained that today was a "great, great outcome" and "had there been people on board they would have been in great shape." The capsule shot off the pad, accelerating from 0-100mph in just 1.2 seconds and reached a maximum speed of 345mph. (This sequence of shots spans less than 2 seconds.) http://www.mseeley.net/photography daily 1.0 2023-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1703990618514-A7NCKZD09YH01FS0KMXE/USSF52_FalconHeavy_Lunar_Transit_v2.gif Home: - USSF-52 Falcon Heavy by SpaceX vs The Moon Full gallery here http://www.mseeley.net/falcon-hunters-moon daily 0.75 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1665425757902-390R83KQECQZF1QHWC0S/Seeley_Lunar_Transit-13.jpg Falcon & Hunter's Moon - Falcon 9 meets the Moon A #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket meets the 98.9% illuminated Moon as it carries the Intelsat G-33/G-34 payload to orbit.What a show this was. Well done, @elonmusk & team! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1665425757902-390R83KQECQZF1QHWC0S/Seeley_Lunar_Transit-13.jpg Falcon & Hunter's Moon - Falcon 9 meets the Moon A #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket meets the 98.9% illuminated Moon as it carries the Intelsat G-33/G-34 payload to orbit.What a show this was. Well done, @elonmusk & team! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1665425758837-2A94LXGJM6KW5WPYTWO5/Seeley_Lunar_Transit-15.jpg Falcon & Hunter's Moon - Intelsat G33 and G34 by SpaceX A #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket carries the Intelsat G-33/G-34 payload to orbit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1665425764528-OKN2NPBX9N5XWNARFCTP/Seeley_Lunar_Transit-14.jpg Falcon & Hunter's Moon - Intelsat G33 and G34 by SpaceX A #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket carries the Intelsat G-33/G-34 payload to orbit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1665425771624-FZJW6XNSNDJU2E1LPL6V/Seeley_Lunar_Transit-10.jpg Falcon & Hunter's Moon - Intelsat G33 and G34 by SpaceX More from the Saturday night #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Intelsat G33/G34 launch: a 30-second exposure as the rocket leaves the pad, and then a close-up of what 1.7 million pounds of thrust looks like. Both images were captured with sound-activated cameras left at the pad Thursday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1665425772228-856CF8FU13X251EVT1L6/Seeley_Lunar_Transit-12.jpg Falcon & Hunter's Moon - Falcon 9 meets the Moon Moon on a stick, or another look at the #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket transiting the 98.9% illuminated Moon as it carries the Intelsat G-33/G-34 payload to orbit, seen in a 30-sec exposure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1665425775494-VEU4ZIQXKJ0XDIW1DWE0/Seeley_Lunar_Transit-11.jpg Falcon & Hunter's Moon - Intelsat G33 and G34 by SpaceX More from the Saturday night #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Intelsat G33/G34 launch: a 30-second exposure as the rocket leaves the pad, and then a close-up of what 1.7 million pounds of thrust looks like. Both images were captured with sound-activated cameras left at the pad Thursday. http://www.mseeley.net/fireworks-vs-moon daily 0.75 2023-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1688610803777-503M4AJLZFCCVDSKFYXR/2T2A7203-Enhanced-NR.jpg Fireworks vs. Moon - Fireworks and Full Moon 2023 Full Buck Super Moon + Cocoa Beach Fireworks = magical Purchase: https://www.photosofstuff.xyz/Fireworks-and-Full-Moon/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1688610803777-503M4AJLZFCCVDSKFYXR/2T2A7203-Enhanced-NR.jpg Fireworks vs. Moon - Fireworks and Full Moon 2023 Full Buck Super Moon + Cocoa Beach Fireworks = magical Purchase: https://www.photosofstuff.xyz/Fireworks-and-Full-Moon/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1688610800775-2LK84S44STT0UUMFW3E0/5D4_9690-Enhanced-NR.jpg Fireworks vs. Moon - Fireworks and Full Moon 2023 Full Buck Super Moon + Cocoa Beach Fireworks = magical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1688610804831-LL3CJ2Q2KCGVM2H6KL7H/2T2A6879-Edit.jpg Fireworks vs. Moon - Fireworks and Full Moon 2023 Full Buck Super Moon + Cocoa Beach Fireworks = magical https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1688610807221-HO0IVSER6AKEXVGG9H6L/2T2A6950-Edit.jpg Fireworks vs. Moon - Fireworks and Full Moon 2023 Full Buck Super Moon + Cocoa Beach Fireworks = magical http://www.mseeley.net/crew-7-nebula daily 0.75 2023-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457817122-ZCKQPTGFH9992G027CVS/2T2A0191-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - Crew 7 by SpaceX At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457817122-ZCKQPTGFH9992G027CVS/2T2A0191-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - Crew 7 by SpaceX At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457805621-3T4CC77XWFXPDVCSPR2K/IMG_9488-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - Crew 7 by SpaceX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457822841-CFO5186OCZPXNOQZHWBC/5D4_9542-Edit-2.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - Crew 7 by SpaceX At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457826525-9H0QDW2VFS787FQ3V5PO/IMG_7949-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - IMG_7949-Enhanced-NR.jpg At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457827871-W7O19E2YA2VVTIFUEK52/0K2A0314-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - 0K2A0314-Enhanced-NR.jpg At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457861092-306AM4JPPHFTQ2EO7LJR/2T2A9669-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - 2T2A9669-Enhanced-NR.jpg At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457862403-S238HJ1S09YK79JFS7D5/2T2A9846-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - 2T2A9846-Enhanced-NR.jpg At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457881219-RE69U2APST1TJY55355M/2T2A9730-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - 2T2A9730-Enhanced-NR.jpg At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457881739-KRWFZ908IFWNKLD54R3X/2T2A9834-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - 2T2A9834-Enhanced-NR.jpg At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov will dock at the International Space Station after a 22-hour journey. Eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX returned the Falcon 9 first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it will be readied for reuse and a future flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1693457890304-IX7KP6QEP7VPF1X0SPKW/2T2A0007-Enhanced-NR.jpg Crew 7 Nebula - 2T2A0007-Enhanced-NR.jpg At 3:27 am (EDT) on Saturday, August 26, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a Crew Dragon spacecraft to space. The spacecraft is named Endurance, and an international crew of four representing four countries was onboard. 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Purchase here: https://www.photosofstuff.xyz/Rockets-and-stuff/Starlink-10-40-Space-Jellyfish http://www.mseeley.net/artemis-ii daily 0.75 2026-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436795711-3JT74OWOZ2A0ERD5WV1A/0K2A0845.jpg Artemis II - 0K2A0845.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436795711-3JT74OWOZ2A0ERD5WV1A/0K2A0845.jpg Artemis II - 0K2A0845.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436769489-F96S3JSNX1YSZSA62518/2T2A0307.jpg Artemis II - 2T2A0307.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436796990-UV78MXRFNGC4R0OGCFF9/2T2A9758.jpg Artemis II - 2T2A9758.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436823110-BR3TVZLLNR9Z3CNHAO8R/2T2A9846.jpg Artemis II - 2T2A9846.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436817947-N2OE3QZC9F8WT3J2K5OL/2T2A9949.jpg Artemis II - 2T2A9949.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436865677-Y6JVJMVCBCM27NZWXB6Q/543A0091.jpg Artemis II - 543A0091.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436885635-IP92PZF1VJWXWWR22YJ3/543A0102.jpg Artemis II - 543A0102.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436910984-6UG8UNMN3FMCUXOVJ8QM/543A0123.jpg Artemis II - 543A0123.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436952593-OYYS643UBMZB0E5H1VX6/543A0173.jpg Artemis II - 543A0173.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1775436945361-B0DETGYLHFWGRSKOCD53/IMG_9917.jpg Artemis II - IMG_9917.jpg At 6:35pm on April 1, 2026, NASA successfully launched the ArtemisII mission from LC-39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, sending a crew of 4 to a trip around the Moon. http://www.mseeley.net/transits daily 0.75 2026-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484044478-PR219H59EYLUWMW2J2ZB/543A0016.jpg Transits - 543A0016.jpg An Airbus A320 (N592JB), @JetBlue 1241, from Windsor Locks, Connecticut (BDL) to West Palm Beach (PBI), crossed the Sun @ 24,000 ft & 421 kts. August 1. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484044478-PR219H59EYLUWMW2J2ZB/543A0016.jpg Transits - 543A0016.jpg An Airbus A320 (N592JB), @JetBlue 1241, from Windsor Locks, Connecticut (BDL) to West Palm Beach (PBI), crossed the Sun @ 24,000 ft & 421 kts. August 1. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484044689-TO9IIBKFRYDTK6UCMIL8/543A0060.jpg Transits - 543A0060.jpg An Airbus A319 (N341NB), @Delta 1281, from Key West (EYW) to Atlanta (ATL), crossed the Sun @ 35,000 ft & 433 kts. August 1. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484049795-5JE2QTSRMUQG32PUQO4L/543A0079.jpg Transits - 543A0079.jpg A Boeing 737-900ER (N816DN), Delta 1801, from Atlanta (ATL) to Montego Bay (MBJ), crossed the Sun @ 33,400 ft & 450 kts. August 9. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484055112-7K0QI5CXIEEU079V90CF/543A0155.jpg Transits - 543A0155.jpg An Airbus A321 (N54561), United 2071, climbing out of Orlando bound for Chicago and crossing the Sun over Florida's Space Coast Sunday; seen here @ 11,200ft & 392kts, just 6 mins off the ground, the low evening light (& clouds) made the scene semi-dreamy.Details: ISO6400 (!), f/13 and 1/1600-sec with a @CanonUSA R5mii & RF200-800 & 1.4x TC with an ND100000 solar filter, handheld out my car window. Big shout-out to @johnkrausphotos for the collab; this was more of a chase than I'm accustomed to, but it worked out well. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484055368-S6OJ5WD11KINHFWW53Z6/543A0163.jpg Transits - 543A0163.jpg Monday morning over Florida's Space Coast as an Airbus A319-132 (N806AW) passes by the waning Moon.American Airlines flight 1733 was traveling from Orlando (MCO) to Miami (MIA), climbing through 15,625 ft at 408 knots.Photo: me | Flight data: Flightradar24.comDetails: ISO 800, f/9, 1/1600-sec with a Canon USA R5 Mark II and RF200-800mm.As I post this, I can already hear the cries that it's Photoshopped, but the glow around the plane is from the low Sun (this was about 60 minutes after sunrise), diffused by clouds. The plane is especially soft because I was actually focused on the Moon, since I couldn't find the plane behind nearby clouds. At the last moment I locked focus onto the Moon instead, and this is what I got. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484057902-191VF2U56KIBUIT1FPLR/543A0225.jpg Transits - 543A0225.jpg A Boeing 757-200 (N689DL), Delta 982, from Atlanta (ATL) to Bogotá (BOG), crossed the Sun @ 35,425 ft & 471 kts. August 10. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484058204-5FCJKOFLHNJH4LP0X2CM/543A0241.jpg Transits - 543A0241.jpg An Evektor EV-97 Harmony (N949TB) crossed the Moon over the Space Coast the morning of August 3 @ 6,800 ft & 67 kts, close enough and slow enough to read the registration right off the plane. The EV-97 is a Czech-built light sport trainer, one of the most common aircraft new pilots earn their wings in. Details: ISO800, f/9, I/1600-sec with a @CanonUSA R5mii & RF200-800, and another shout-out to @johnkrausphotos for the collab.: me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484060276-ROGXUIV9SLN9M181ZJWX/543A0285.jpg Transits - 543A0285.jpg A Boeing 737-700 (N16732), United 1418, from Newark (EWR) to Key West (EYW), crossed the Sun @ 39,975 ft & 463 kts, a long double contrail streaking across the disk behind it. August 10. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484060949-9VOLJSK5L7HYMBGPGN7U/543A0359.jpg Transits - 543A0359.jpg Thursday, August 6 over Florida's Space Coast, an Airbus A320 (N663JB), JetBlue 241, Orlando to Nassau, crossed the Sun @ 14,850 ft (and climbing) & 376 kts, contrail trailing off one wing, a couple of small sunspots on the disk. Details: ISO800, f/13 & 1/2500 with a Canon USA R5mii & RF200-800 w/ 1.4x TC and an ND100000 solar filter. (Pro tip: Don't point lenses or your eyes at the Sun without protection.)And, a hearty shout-out to John Kraus Photos for the good collab.: me, flight data: Flightradar24.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484062876-9D26M3N43PFBYP9LPKPN/543A0438.jpg Transits - 543A0438.jpg An Airbus A320neo (N374FR) in the "Crystal the Florida Manatee" livery, Frontier 1098, from Orlando (MCO) to Aguadilla (BQN), crossed the Sun @ 21,250 ft & 448 kts. August 11. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484063641-29Z7N4WNC7ORAZI0APEJ/543A0486.jpg Transits - 543A0486.jpg An Airbus A321 (N163AA), American 1875, from Chicago (ORD) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 34,000 ft & 471 kts. August 11. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484065197-HVMYGEHCD6C11FW0CC6A/543A0528.jpg Transits - 543A0528.jpg A Boeing 747-8 freighter (N858GT), Atlas Air 538, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 34,000 ft & 498 kts. August 11. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484066394-0NBJ38UE80XK5Y1CC7VJ/543A0579.jpg Transits - 543A0579.jpg No solar eclipse over Florida today, so a private jet will have to do. A Learjet 60 (N317MM) crossed the Sun over the Space Coast this morning @ 12,575 ft & 359 kts. Not government business despite the operator's name, Presidential Aviation is a charter outfit, just a well-timed flight path.: me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484068313-KER17PTQ7SLATH8NCIGN/543A1755.jpg Transits - 543A1755.jpg A Boeing 737-900ER (N869DN), Delta 1944, from Atlanta (ATL) to Nassau (NAS), crossed the Sun @ 32,000 ft & 468 kts, a couple of sunspots on the disk. August 14. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484069930-EJ448G9M0SSU31C6NAIW/543A1802.jpg Transits - 543A1802.jpg A Boeing 737-800 (C-FUJR), WestJet 2566, from Toronto (YYZ) to Montego Bay (MBJ), crossed the Sun @ 36,025 ft & 468 kts. August 14. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484071389-Y8MXBFJ6JNDECVCRL8DH/543A1877.jpg Transits - 543A1877.jpg Airbus A321 (N185UW), American 2899, Miami to New York (JFK), crossed the Sun this afternoon over Melbourne, Florida @ 29,000 ft & 455 kts, a cluster of sunspots scattered across the disk. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484072823-DEBCN92J1CH07DBE19D3/543A2018.jpg Transits - 543A2018.jpg A Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG (N2063Q), a private aircraft on a local flight, crossed the Sun @ 3,575 ft & 110 kts. The Cardinal RG is unusual among Cessna singles for its strut-free cantilever wing and stabilator tail. August 15. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484073633-MO07VWPKKG83L4B8R66X/543A2058.jpg Transits - 543A2058.jpg A Boeing 737-900ER (N883DN), Delta 1801, from Atlanta (ATL) to Montego Bay (MBJ), crossed the Sun @ 35,025 ft & 448 kts, a couple of sunspots on the disk. August 15. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484074617-F83OTG6UCQOKZSO52G5H/543A2096.jpg Transits - 543A2096.jpg An Embraer E175 (N270SY), operated by SkyWest as Delta Connection 4064, from Atlanta (ATL) to Marsh Harbour, Bahamas (MHH), crossed the Sun @ 34,000 ft & 400 kts. August 15. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484075848-W25A0Z5WM6Q5JAK07ROK/543A2266.jpg Transits - 543A2266.jpg A Boeing 747-400 freighter (N446MC), Atlas Air 8373, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 36,000 ft & 480 kts, a cluster of sunspots scattered above it on the disk. August 17. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484076320-FP932PVZQ64QT01IJLQN/543A2310.jpg Transits - 543A2310.jpg A Boeing 747-45E(BDSF) freighter (N472MC), a converted passenger jet, Atlas Air 532, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), clipped the limb of the Sun @ 34,000 ft & 490 kts, a partial transit only, a late shift in track meant just the nose and inboard engines crossed before it slid off the disk. August 17. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484077399-XVJB2481E0P59USNMV5B/543A2427.jpg Transits - 543A2427.jpg A Cessna 172N Skyhawk (N6320F), a private aircraft on a local flight out of Daytona Beach (DAB), crossed a waxing crescent Moon (about 27% illuminated) @ 7,425 ft & 117 kts. August 17. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484078049-UG1AE8XC4OEZNBN42Y5E/543A2657.jpg Transits - 543A2657.jpg A Boeing 737-800 (N978NN), American 2649, from Miami (MIA) to Detroit (DTW), crossed the Moon @ 39,273 ft & 458 kts, captured less than two hours before that night's First Quarter moment. August 19. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484079295-RDODG6YBLXLZLMSH9OBP/543A2781.jpg Transits - 543A2781.jpg A Boeing 737 MAX 9 (N77584), United 1073, from Washington-Dulles (IAD) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 36,075 ft & 484 kts. August 21. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484080227-1NXHLH6E0K4FF1QFRNUM/543A2825.jpg Transits - 543A2825.jpg A Boeing 747-8 freighter (B-LJH), Cathay Cargo 72, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 38,175 ft & 511 kts. August 21. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484081065-IOD7KSZO1AYRA7I9S18R/543A2943.jpg Transits - 543A2943.jpg An Airbus A321neo (N460AN), American 2184, from Philadelphia (PHL) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 36,125 ft & 461 kts. August 21. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484082353-ZLCXI0W2HFH0VMIT0POT/543A2998.jpg Transits - 543A2998.jpg A Boeing 757-200 (N551NW), Delta 1883, from Atlanta (ATL) to St. Thomas (STT), crossed the Sun @ 38,175 ft & 483 kts. August 21. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484083137-BWS4PZCKBDBQ06UINXWN/543A3067.jpg Transits - 543A3067.jpg A Boeing 767-300 freighter (C-FPCA), Air Canada Cargo 7260, from Toronto (YYZ) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 38,100 ft & 484 kts, the fourth different Boeing type to cross the Sun this morning, alongside a 737, 747, and 757. August 21. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484084096-895250W9QBRX5TO2ZUG0/543A3173.jpg Transits - 543A3173.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484085456-GUW0FI5F546AXP7CR4KC/543A3462.jpg Transits - 543A3462.jpg A Boeing 737-800 (N8317M), Southwest 4591, from St. Louis (STL) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 31,825 ft & 449 kts, a small cluster of sunspots on the disk. August 23. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484086504-9CK3KXGEMTCQ05G8NZKR/543A3505.jpg Transits - 543A3505.jpg A Boeing 737-800 (N981AN), American 2947, from Nashville (BNA) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 29,675 ft & 471 kts, a couple of small sunspots on the disk. August 23. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484087244-EUE8YELYIE2DTYAWFXA5/543A3571.jpg Transits - 543A3571.jpg A Boeing 737 MAX 8 (C-GEKH), Air Canada Rouge 1646, from Toronto (YYZ) to Miami (MIA), crossed a waxing gibbous Moon (88% illuminated) @ 38,175 ft & 479 kts. August 24. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484087995-J5EFYELT9JKKE396YBRG/543A3627.jpg Transits - 543A3627.jpg A Boeing 737-800 freighter (N330FL), 7Air Cargo 902, from Columbus-Rickenbacker (LCK) to Miami (MIA), crossed a waxing gibbous Moon (88% illuminated) @ 42,275 ft & 479 kts, a double contrail streaking across the disk behind it. August 24. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484088790-PRJVNSBFK3NMYND2B065/543A3757.jpg Transits - 543A3757.jpg A Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N8950L), Southwest 2171, from Orlando (MCO) to San Juan (SJU), crossed August's full Sturgeon Moon @ 19,380 ft & 391 kts, about 30 minutes before that night's deep partial lunar eclipse began. August 27. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484089406-1LEZ9SCG22CNFOJWSQ8S/543A3807.jpg Transits - 543A3807.jpg A Kalitta Air Boeing 747-4B5F freighter (N706CK), flight CKS241, Anchorage to Miami, crossed the Moon over the Space Coast @ 36,075 ft & 504 kts, just as Earth's shadow started to take its first bite Thursday night.This was 10:41 PM EDT, about nine minutes after the partial phase of tonight's deep partial lunar eclipse began. If you look closely at the lower left limb, you can already see the umbra starting to darken the disk.There's a lot more eclipse left to see tonight; the shadow is already well advanced, and it keeps deepening until greatest eclipse at 12:12 AM EDT, when about 96% of the Moon will sit inside Earth's umbra.That's as dramatic as lunar eclipses get without going fully total, the deepest one anywhere in the world since September 2024, and nothing else will top it until 2028. The partial phase wraps up around 1:51 AM EDT if you want to stay up for the whole thing.Details: ISO1000, f/9 and 1/1250-sec with a Canon USA R5mii & RF200-800mm, handheld.Huge shout-out to John Kraus Photos for the collab; this is one of my favorite transits, ever.:me, flight data: Flightradar24.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484091980-PU5HRXQND3OZ504VMVAU/543A4255.jpg Transits - 543A4255.jpg An Orličan M-8 Eagle (N9898M), a private light sport aircraft out of Lantana (LNA), crossed the Moon @ 4,625 ft & 102 kts. My first captured lunar transit. August 28. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484092376-D9JAAAVFH35RMJ00GA4D/543A4320.jpg Transits - 543A4320.jpg A Cirrus SR22T (N995WS), from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE), crossed the Sun @ 8,350 ft & 171 kts, a couple of small sunspots visible on the disk. August 29. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484094634-FBWCISDV6PQZMTXAE2LE/543A9920.jpg Transits - 543A9920.jpg That's a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (reg G-TUIA) a mere 3,000 feet overhead on approach to land at Melbourne Orlando International Airport - MLB, right wing transiting the Sun.TUI Airways flight TOM754 was at the end of an 8:21 flight from New Castle (NCL).The Space Coast sees a few TUI 787s each day; I'm rarely in a position to do something photographically with them. This isn't exactly the shot I had in mind, but it is, technically, a solar transit, so, even with an unusual scale, it's on-brand for me.Details: ISO5000, f/13 and 1/1250-sec with a Canon USA R5mii and RF200-800mm through an ND100000 filter to deal with the Sun. I went wider than normal because, well, the plane is huge, and I increased the ISO to bring out more of the silhouetted plane.:me, flight data: Flightradar24.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484094666-9E9BZVC3IYP0IF8AB3FN/543A9988.jpg Transits - 543A9988.jpg A Boeing 737-8H4 (N8530W), Southwest 4627, from Baltimore (BWI) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL), crossed the Sun @ approximately 38,000 ft, caught hurriedly without time to lock focus or log the flight in the moment. Identified after the fact through FlightRadar24's history tool. August 1. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788484101098-G29IXAWFB59TTRLPTOD3/Flexport_12x12.jpg Transits - Flexport_12x12.jpg A Boeing 747-45EF freighter (N485MC), in Flexport livery, Atlas Air 8904, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), crossed the Sun @ 36,000 ft & 478 kts, a small cluster of sunspots near the top of the disk. August 19. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788819919197-RDEU7NC6X68NQUGOPYRY/543A6908.jpg Transits - 543A6908.jpg A Boeing 747-481(BCF) freighter (N429MC), Atlas Air 8106, from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA), crossed a waning crescent Moon @ 38,050 ft & 484 kts. Built in 1990 for All Nippon Airways as a passenger jet, converted to a freighter for Atlas Air in 2008. September 6. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788819919205-J4W3Y0YEFNF02EPEN3BI/543A5944.jpg Transits - 543A5944.jpg A Boeing 737-800 (N964AN), American 604, from Richmond to Miami, crosses a waning crescent Moon over Melbourne, on Florida's Space Coast, this morning, September 5, 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788819921076-SBBCZ8F1VUENQG6R5TW0/543A7629.jpg Transits - 543A7629.jpg Frontier Airlines flight 2250 (N324FR), an Airbus A320neo, Orlando to San Juan, passed near a crescent Moon over Melbourne, on Florida's Space Coast, this morning, September 7, 2026, @ 20,925 ft & 396 kts.The tail is "Summer the Swan," part of Frontier's ongoing series spotlighting animals native to the continental U.S. : me, flight data: @flightradar24 http://www.mseeley.net/nancy-grace-roman daily 0.75 2026-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556971839-EUD9RCXL1LWHUJRNMN2M/543A4763.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4763.jpg “The Golden Age of Discovery Has Begun ” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X shortly after 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, when the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556971839-EUD9RCXL1LWHUJRNMN2M/543A4763.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4763.jpg “The Golden Age of Discovery Has Begun ” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X shortly after 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, when the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556972195-8GLIHL5GGUGV4A870AFR/543A4710.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4710.jpg At 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site, where the flag is at half staff for Dolly Parton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556976325-VAAJU5V8EC2JBWZQVJOV/543A4459.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4459.jpg At 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site, where the flag is at half staff for Dolly Parton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556979245-28W6TWJ51KPGAG3AL8VN/IMG_5516.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - IMG_5516.jpg “The Golden Age of Discovery Has Begun ” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X shortly after 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, when the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556987754-RNGUUTT1XFZ92JT3OSV2/543A4372.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4372.jpg “The Golden Age of Discovery Has Begun ” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X shortly after 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, when the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788557056947-MMNWISMTHK35P2SCSRQO/543A4350.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4350.jpg Sunday morning view of LC-39A and the SpaceX Falcon Heavy / Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ~40-mins before launch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556982275-HUI6AT33IRFQ6Y0RZIDL/543A4953.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4953.jpg From the Sunday morning SpaceX Falcon Heavy Nancy Grace Roman launch, shots of the side boosters separating from the center core and orienting themselves to return to Cape Canaveral. The second frame is 10-seconds later; the action around the side boosters is more colorful, almost a daytime space nebula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556987722-CSBJ5KLS0O6UAAOP575H/0K2A1361.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 0K2A1361.jpg “The Golden Age of Discovery Has Begun ” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on X shortly after 7:25 a.m. (ET) Sunday, when the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope went to space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Some views from the NASA Press Site: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556989453-01UF38WYSPMVCBOZBTX1/543A4968.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 543A4968.jpg From the Sunday morning SpaceX Falcon Heavy Nancy Grace Roman launch, shots of the side boosters separating from the center core and orienting themselves to return to Cape Canaveral. The second frame is 10-seconds later; the action around the side boosters is more colorful, almost a daytime space nebula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5336411be4b0fa0f8f4ff390/1788556994201-2TONX9DJCWCGFW42CRXB/2T2A9670.jpg Nancy Grace Roman - 2T2A9670.jpg Nancy Grace Roman Telescope redux:On Saturday night, the launch forecast still showed 50/50 odds of launch-acceptable weather. The best cloud forecast I could find also showed 50% cloud cover, and most forecasts called for rain in the vicinity Sunday morning. Without cameras at the pad (as a fallback, of sorts), I chose the Press Site to shoot from because I figured it would give me the best chance of seeing the rocket.As you can see, the weather was not an issue at all, so much so that there was zero breeze to unfurl the flag for the standard-issue rocket + flag shot.Missing the offsite solar transit definitely triggered my FOMO (and there are so many excellent shots captured by the most talented photographers anywhere). Still, the Press Site has its own magic, especially for a big science mission like this one. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will almost certainly be spoken about with the same reverence reserved for Hubble and Webb.This little postcard from the morning has a lot in it: the flag at half-staff for Dolly Parton, the countdown clock, the NASA Socialers, and the rocket itself. I forgot to shoot video, but the sound was incredible: the launch and the sonic booms from the boosters landing, reverberating off the giant VAB looming nearby.A word about the mission itself: Roman has a field of view about 100x larger than Hubble at comparable resolution, letting it survey huge swaths of sky in a fraction of the time. It'll track dark energy's effect on cosmic expansion over billions of years and use microlensing to find thousands of exoplanets, including free-floating ones with no host star. It's one of the most capable wide-field observatories ever built. I composed that in response to someone asking, "How does this help Humans?"The Facebook algorithm has been pushing an alarming number of skeptics to my content, so I initially thought that question might be veering toward churlishness (happily, it wasn't). 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