Space Shuttle STS-132 Launch from NASA Causeway (in HD)

After several trips down and many launch scrubs, we finally got a payoff! Recorded in 720p HD with a Pentax K-7 DSLR mounted on a William Optics 80mm APO refractor telescope.

Note the booster sep clearly visible at about 2:18.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Space
• Shuttle
• Launch
• STS-132
• Atlantis
• NASA
• Causeway
• HD

[prberg2]

Sorry if I missed it... but what lens did you use on your Pentax camera? I have a Pentax K-r and am trying to see what lens I need. I have a 300mm lens but am afraid it won't be enough. Would love to hear what lens you used. Thanks!

[appwit]

@prberg2 It is a William Optics 80mm f/6.8 Telescope with a focal length of 545mm.

[rrose2009]

I was there for STS-133 but bad angle from KSC and it came up from behind the sign. My 1st trip.

However I did get causeway tickets for STS-134. No bad angle this time!

What camera did you use?

[appwit]

@rrose2009 Check the description for the video: "Recorded in 720p HD with a Pentax K-7 DSLR mounted on a William Optics 80mm APO refractor telescope."

[appwit]

@fashioncity

Are you serious? Let's look at the facts... First, a lot of what you see is steam resulting from the exhaust boiling the water deluge used for sound suppression. Second, the main engines use liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen fuel, which only makes water vapor as a combustion product. Third, the solid rocket boosters consume 2.2 million lbs of fuel - compare to the 5,077 million lbs of gasoline and petroleum consumed each day in the US alone by cars and industry.

[appwit]

And finally, the solid rocket boosters use a mix of potassium perchlorate and powdered aluminum as a propellent. This results in combustion products of potassium chloride (a salt) and aluminum oxide (a metal). Neither is a greenhouse gas and both are far less problematic than the oxides of sulphur and nitrogen from automobile exhausts.

[MickAv8r]

@prberg2 I was with appwit shooting stills with my K20D and the pentax 300mm. You can still get some good shots with that lens. Here's some images I posted to flickr dot com /photos/mickav8r/sets/72157626­984349585/

[prberg2]

@appwit Thanks for the info. So if I want to get that close-up I will have to go better than my 300mm. Thanks again and great video.

[rrose2009]

I also like it that's it quiet enough to hear the speakers.

[coolradmom]

Awesome video, Thank you for following through separation, all I got was a little silver speck!

I too made it to the causeway this year, Nasa had me there at 6am!

[nuggy118]

great vid mate ..hope to be there for discovery

thanks for the effort

Nuggy..... Australia