:: A Goodbye Kiss From the Sun... :: Endeavor's Final journey with Solar Glint from the wing's leading edge
NASA Space Shuttle Endeavor's Final Journey -
I think the glint makes this my favorite shot of Endeavor's Final Journey.
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with Space Shuttle Endeavour Securely Mounted on Top, Circling Over University of Arizona's Mall in Tucson, Arizona at 1500 feet altitude, roughy 450 meters...
This flyover was requested by retired former commander of the Endeavor, Mark Kelly, in honor of his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. They live in Tucson.
NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
It was amazing to see - very exciting, and also sad!
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This is taken with a bargain Canon telephoto zoom lens 75-300mm lens. I did not intend it for something like this!!! I picked up, on sale, to capture butterflies and give a nice perspective on flower filled fields, etc.
The quality is not great, but it is the longest auto focus lens I had available...;))
If I had had the courage, I would have used my Nikon Maksutov catadioptric mirror lens 500mm f/5 lens with an adapter for the Canon mount...
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:: A Goodbye Kiss From the Sun... :: Endeavor's Final journey with Solar Glint from the wing's leading edge
NASA Space Shuttle Endeavor's Final Journey -
I think the glint makes this my favorite shot of Endeavor's Final Journey.
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with Space Shuttle Endeavour Securely Mounted on Top, Circling Over University of Arizona's Mall in Tucson, Arizona at 1500 feet altitude, roughy 450 meters...
This flyover was requested by retired former commander of the Endeavor, Mark Kelly, in honor of his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. They live in Tucson.
NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
It was amazing to see - very exciting, and also sad!
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This is taken with a bargain Canon telephoto zoom lens 75-300mm lens. I did not intend it for something like this!!! I picked up, on sale, to capture butterflies and give a nice perspective on flower filled fields, etc.
The quality is not great, but it is the longest auto focus lens I had available...;))
If I had had the courage, I would have used my Nikon Maksutov catadioptric mirror lens 500mm f/5 lens with an adapter for the Canon mount...
IMG_8764