Astonishing Photo of Russian Rocket Booster Explosion!

[russ_watters]

I know it isn't generally kosher to link other forums, but this is just too crazy to pass up. An astrophotographer in Perth happened to be out taking a wide-angle picture of just the right part of the sky when a Russian rocket booster exploded and fell to earth. The pic is a single 30 minute exposure (film) and the booster exploded near the beginning and fell in a bright, expanding cloud for an hour. Unbelievable shot. He's been featured on APOD and has gotten emails from NASA, among others.

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthre...page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1/vc/1

 

[Evo]

Incredible shot.

 

[MadScientist 1000]

Evo, you mean a very lucky shot.

This guy was very lucky. This is a once in a lifetime thing.

 

[robphy]

Visit http://www.spaceweather.com/ for the Feb 21, 2007 archive.
See also: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070222.html