Hey, husband-unit, thanks for posting the pictures for everyone to enjoy! I sure hope they all enjoy the pictures of YOUR rockets that I worked so hard to take! Kind of like OUR kids, you know, you got some enjoyment out of starting the process but I had to carry them around for 9 months....
Anyway today was very different than last LUNAR which had the hugest launch lines I had ever seen. Our son Aidan is obsessed with getting the "golden ticket" which allows one to cut to the head of line, and one way to get one is to VOLUNTEER as LCO or RSO especially for the last shift. I had the pleasure of working LCO during the last LUNAR night launch which was lots of fun, especially finding my way around the launch board in the dark. It was a lot easier this time (only 2 racks! in broad daylight! with no lines! heck, no launches for minutes at a time!)
Looks like my challenge is learning to get the rocket shot after it leaves the pad but before it leaves the viewfinder. The "snap when you see a puff of smoke" advice doesn't work with my camera, it's fast enough to get the first shot but unless it's a big rocket, that thing's gone before the second shot. I can't tell you how many pairs of shots I have with a bit of flame half an inch over the pad, followed by a shot of nothing but smoke.
Maddi
Photo Babe and newbie LCO
Looks like you had a very good time. Our Saturday launch with CMASS was a light attendance too, but we still knocked off 191 flights that day!
