Good timing, great weather, and luck permitted me not only to see STS-131 land at Kennedy Space Center, but to see an Air Force "Top Secret" rocket launch on April 22nd. A unmanned reusable spaceplane was launched into orbit aboard an 196 foot tall Atlas 5 rocket at 7:52pm under perfect launch conditions. Built by Boeing Phantom Works, the 29 foot long X-37B spacecraft … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Space Shuttle landing in Florida
Here some pictures that I took of STS-131 landing at Kennedy Space Center yesterday. It was taken from Space Park in Titusville, Florida. Space Park is directly across from the runway where the shuttle lands. This shot was the best one out of about 30 images that I captured as the shuttle landed. Taken from seven miles away through my Vixen refractor and a 2x and a … [Read more...]
CtCameraEye captures the Space Shuttle Landing
Hello All! I am writing this quick posting from Titusville, Fl. A little detour today from vacation plans put me within seven miles of STS-131 landing this morning at 9:08am. This images are still in the camera and I plan on getting them up ASAP. If not tonight, tomorrow for sure! It was quite a site from Space Park. The closest you can get without being "on property". Be … [Read more...]
UFO makes an apperance in Sedona, Arizona
CtcameraEye's western correspondent Richard Bohner based out of Cottonwood, Arizona just released evidence that alien's and a UFO participated in the annual Sedona St. Patrick's Day Parade. Here is the photo. The little alien being carried must have had his fill of earthings "Ale" before the parade. Notice they are being closely followed by an adult flying a spacecraft, and … [Read more...]
Mercury and Venus between the clouds
Tonight was my last attempt to get a shot of Venus and Mercury together. I had tried for several nights but the weather did not cooperate with me. It looked pretty good tonight so I thought I would give it one last chance. As in previous nights it was cloudy at my observing location. Tonight was no different but what did I see on the horizon? Is that a break in the clouds? … [Read more...]
Cromwell, Connecticut fares well during flooding river
Cromwell, a small town in central Connecticut with a population of about 13,000 people is not unfamilar to the flooding of the Connecticut River into their town. This time was no exception, but the residents of River Road have seen this many times and knew how to cope with it. Luckily this time the river showed some mercy and retreated before major damage was done, this … [Read more...]
Connecticut get covered by record rainfall
With all of the rain over the past several days it was a welcome sight for all to see the sun actually come out today. For many parts of the state it was the the first time to assess some of the damge that up to 10 inches of rain caused. The worst of the damage seems to be in the southeastern part of the state near Rhode Island. Here are some pictures I captured on March … [Read more...]