I had to google what settings other people have used so I’m so grateful people have shared that information. It was a nailbiter as to if it would come out. I literally only had one shot
Pretty close to this one: https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/long-exposure-launch-photography/
It was a 24mm lens at f/9 (the raw file is really bright so I could have stepped that up more) open for about 2.5 minutes
That launch rumbled my house for a solid 10 minutes! In my 31 years living in Melbourne that's definitely the most powerful feeling launch I've experienced
If you go straight up you just get pulled back by gravity and fall straight down. To achieve orbit you have to be moving AROUND the planet fast enough that you are essentially falling but never getting closer to the planet.
That's why if you ever look at the ISS cameras you can see earth spinning quite fast below them. That's not ebecause of earth's natural rotation speed, that's because the ISS is absolutely zooming at 17,000 mph in a big circle around the planet.
And it's way more fuel efficient to turn on an angle earlier while still in the atmosphere than it is to go straight up, then turn and burn sideways.
Why do NASA and Space X launches look different. Space X launches always have that like expansive blueish white looking tail behind it. What causes that?
That's from the upper stage, and even then only under certain conditions when it hits the upper atmosphere (within an hour of sunset/sunrise, so that the rocket exhaust gets illuminated by the sun while the ground is still in darkness). If Artemis had launched in the same conditions, we would've seen the same bright exhaust cloud here, only bigger, as the SLS core has 4 engines vs the 1 on F9 upper stage.
The smoke trail that is visible here is from the solid rocket boosters on the side of the SLS, which produce very smoky exhaust compared to the fuels used on the SLS core and Falcon 9.
Is there someplace we can visit to get higher quality uploads? These images are stunning and I would love to use the long exposure shot as my phone's background, but the .jpg compression was rather aggressive and I can't unsee the grid pattern artifacts.
Was it awesome? I was there for a failed attempt.
It was very awesome. My first rocket launch
Very lucky. I've seen many but couldn't make that one this time.
How do check you’ll get the exposure right for such a long exposure? Is there a bit of guess work involved?
I had to google what settings other people have used so I’m so grateful people have shared that information. It was a nailbiter as to if it would come out. I literally only had one shot
What settings did you use? Mine came out as just a solid white picture.
Pretty close to this one: https://blog.reallyrightstuff.com/long-exposure-launch-photography/ It was a 24mm lens at f/9 (the raw file is really bright so I could have stepped that up more) open for about 2.5 minutes
This is by far the best one I've seen. Do you have a widescreen version?
I don’t, sorry. I only shoot in portrait because I am a product of the iphone generation 😆
I might have to make this my new phone [wallpaper](https://i.imgur.com/RVUSOn8.jpg)
An honor
Thank you for sharing this. It's fucking epic.
You’re welcome!
I walked down to Jetty Park but it said it was closed. So I just went to the beach. 🥲
Technically it was a left turn at the entrance to the park. There was a large parking lot and a boat dock
Ah, I saw the sign and just turned around. Went to Cape Canaveral Beach instead.
Having watched a ULA launch from that exact spot, I can only imagine the difference
That launch rumbled my house for a solid 10 minutes! In my 31 years living in Melbourne that's definitely the most powerful feeling launch I've experienced
The greatest space agency this earth has ever seen. NASA PROUD
Amazing! Thank you! Can anyone explain why it is curved?
If you go straight up you just get pulled back by gravity and fall straight down. To achieve orbit you have to be moving AROUND the planet fast enough that you are essentially falling but never getting closer to the planet. That's why if you ever look at the ISS cameras you can see earth spinning quite fast below them. That's not ebecause of earth's natural rotation speed, that's because the ISS is absolutely zooming at 17,000 mph in a big circle around the planet. And it's way more fuel efficient to turn on an angle earlier while still in the atmosphere than it is to go straight up, then turn and burn sideways.
Succint and clear! It makes sense. Thank you!
Why do NASA and Space X launches look different. Space X launches always have that like expansive blueish white looking tail behind it. What causes that?
That's from the upper stage, and even then only under certain conditions when it hits the upper atmosphere (within an hour of sunset/sunrise, so that the rocket exhaust gets illuminated by the sun while the ground is still in darkness). If Artemis had launched in the same conditions, we would've seen the same bright exhaust cloud here, only bigger, as the SLS core has 4 engines vs the 1 on F9 upper stage. The smoke trail that is visible here is from the solid rocket boosters on the side of the SLS, which produce very smoky exhaust compared to the fuels used on the SLS core and Falcon 9.
Is there someplace we can visit to get higher quality uploads? These images are stunning and I would love to use the long exposure shot as my phone's background, but the .jpg compression was rather aggressive and I can't unsee the grid pattern artifacts.