![toss_0081](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/3718800989_a23842b86d_o.jpg)
Seeking a different angle for a shuttle launch from what I have used before, I chose Jetty Park near Port Canaveral as my viewing site for Endeavour's liftoff Monday. During the wait, I watched this girl feed Cheetos - or some off-brand - to the seagulls. And apparently, some of the Cheetos went in one end and out the other ... right onto my head. Poopy.
![storm2_0156](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/3719615352_c02c16fc3b_o.jpg)
Two launch attempts for STS-127 had already been scrubbed during the weekend because of weather. With the typical summertime weather pattern in Central Florida, things didn't look bright Monday. And sure enough, a thunderstorm moved over the city of Cape Canaveral a few hours before the scheduled liftoff time of 6:51 p.m. Just after shooting this, I scurried it for cover.
![vertical_0165](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3718801389_2bd3f8926e_o.jpg)
![vertical_0165](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3718801389_2bd3f8926e_o.jpg)
The storm was ominous, to say the least. Most everyone cleared off the beach.
![rainbow_0183](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3718801067_6dcc21f826_o.jpg)
A rainbow forms off the coast, as it continues to pour.
![rainbow_0200](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3719615288_f9ee5f4565_o.jpg)
As the rainbow persisted, the conditions brightened significantly. But once again, the weather was not acceptable for NASA. The agency scrubbed Endeavour's launch a fifth time, delaying it until Wednesday, a day I coincidentally do not have off from work. My hopes of seeing the launch from a different angle were foiled.
1 comment:
Those storms you get down there are amazingly photogenic.
Post a Comment