Jim, Your image is not a result of a moving camera. It is a result of a moving object. I am certain you caught some kind of object, whether plasma or solid or whatever, in the vecinity of the orbiter. That is the reason I asked for an unaltered version. Brent --- Jim Gibson <xajax99@yahoo.com> wrote:
Patrick Would you mind adding the enlarged photo to your web so otheres can see what we are talking about? I have studied the photo for a while. Keeping in mind that my shutter was open for 8 seconds, that would correspond to the bright pink contrail. The gray contrail before that would have occured before the shutter was opened. I would intrupret the first jiggle in the pink contrail as my hand touching off photo. Then I see the the pink contrail stabalizing of a short time indicated by its straightness. Then I see a new bright pink line appear on the right side of the photo corresponding to the shuttles left side and immediately crossing over to the opposite side. The original contrail remains relatively stable while the new trail is pronounsly serpintine. That to me says that the camera was not jiggling because original contrail remains straight. I would ask for insight form all who wish to express it. I am most intrested in an accurate interpretation of the photo, and Patrick, yours my well be the correct one. What do otheres think. If it's nothing, its nothing. I had thought that the second pink line might be a blast form the course adjustment rocket, but on closer inspection I don't think we could see blue sky between the two contrails if it were and the shuttles course was not altered that I could tell. Jim
Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net> wrote: As with my answer to your other post, I invite others to correct me if necessary, but I'm pretty sure the multiple tracks and "flares" in your image were caused by the camera being moved while the shuttle was open.
Patrick
Jim Gibson wrote:
Attached is the enlarged section of the flair-out.
I think the first giggle
is me touching off the camera. The contrail Then stabilizes. Subsequently a flair-out begins on the right side and moves immideatly to the left side of the contrail. I read your post about the timing of the event that may coincide with the heating of the tires. I can not discount the possibility of a jet blast corresponding to a course correction. Of course, I am no expert in these things.t
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