The Space X launch was supposed to happen on Saturday but it was cancelled with 30 seconds to go in the countdown. It was delayed a day; So last night, we once again lined up at the end of the dock to view the launch. This time is was successful, right on time. The full video is at
https://youtu.be/f5ioKGMb3QY?si=YrishBvT9uiqN9Re
The odd thing is that is climbs as expected but once it gets almost overhead, it starts to dip towards the horizon. It’s actually going down range but it gives the illusion that the rocket is losing altitude. The first time I saw this I wondered what was going on but once you think about it a bit, you realize that it’s just the perspective you have form the ground. The rocket is gaining altitude all the time but also distance away from you, follow the curvature of the Earth’s surface so it appears to de descending.
Titusville Marina is not a bad place for viewing the launches. You have a clear view of the southern sky towards the Kennedy Space Center and last night, we even had a moon with Jupiter off to one side. First you get the light of ignition and a little later, you hear the roar of the engines.
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| Up, up and away! |
The odd thing is that is climbs as expected but once it gets almost overhead, it starts to dip towards the horizon. It’s actually going down range but it gives the illusion that the rocket is losing altitude. The first time I saw this I wondered what was going on but once you think about it a bit, you realize that it’s just the perspective you have form the ground. The rocket is gaining altitude all the time but also distance away from you, follow the curvature of the Earth’s surface so it appears to de descending.
We usually keep track of all launches since it’s so convenient to watch from the marina. The view was show from “A dock”, at the end.
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