STS-119 Launch : March 11-15, 2009

Comparison of viewing sites

All images are full frame, 560mm with RebelXT (900mm equivalent on full 35mm frame)

Kennedy Point Park (12.2 mi to Pad 39A) (92k)	Port Canaveral SR401 (13.1 mi to pad) (88k)	Port Canaveral SR401 (after RSS retract) (72k)	Scrub Ridge Trail, Merrit Island NWR (9.1 mi to pad) (68k)
Saturn V Center, KSC (4.0 mi to pad) (84k)	NASA Causeway Viewing (6.8 mi to pad) (68k)

March 11 - Launch attempt 1 (scrubbed) - targeted 9:20PM

from Kennedy Point Park, 1:47AM after RSS retract, before xenon lights turned on. (36k)	cIMG_1094.JPG (32k)	3AM; xenons on, water tank is venting (36k)	cIMG_1116.JPG (32k)
cIMG_1125.JPG (36k)	Different angle from SR405 (32k)	Launch day, 12PM (92k)	Pad 39B (80k)

March 15 - Launch attempt 2 - 7:43PM

from Port Canaveral, before RSS retract 3/14 8PM (76k)	9:25PM, RSS retracted (32k)	10:25PM, xenons on (28k)	cIMG_1818.JPG (36k)
cIMG_1820.JPG (32k)	from Port Canaveral, 11:55AM (68k)	Pad 39B (108k)	cIMG_1867.JPG (100k)
cIMG_1882.JPG (108k)	cIMG_1903.JPG (92k)	cIMG_1917.JPG (96k)

NASA Causeway viewing area

Times are in EDT (GMT -4)

Brightness variations in launch sequence due to auto exposure bracketing

cIMG_1953.JPG (124k)	Water tank venting (92k)	cIMG_1973.JPG (184k)	cIMG_1986.JPG (124k)
18:55:17 (T-09:00 L-48:27) (68k)	19:33:49 (T-09:00 L-09:55) two minutes after sunset (72k)	19:35:02 (T-08:42) (60k)	19:36:39 (T-07:05) Orbiter access arm retract (60k)
19:37:43 (T-06:01) (60k)	19:41:33 (T-02:11) GOX vent arm retract (60k)	19:41:47 (T-01:57) (60k)	19:41:56 (T-01:48) (40k)
19:42:46 (T-00:58) (40k)	19:43:37 (T-00:07) Hydrogen igniter "sparklers" (32k)	pIMG_2077.JPG (32k)	pIMG_2078.JPG (40k)
19:43:38 (T-00:06) SSME ignition (36k)	pIMG_2080.JPG (32k)	19:43:39 (T-00:05) (40k)	19:43:40 (T-00:04) (36k)
pIMG_2083.JPG (28k)	19:43:41 (T-00:03) (36k)	pIMG_2085.JPG (32k)	pIMG_2086.JPG (28k)
19:43:42 (T-00:02) (36k)	pIMG_2088.JPG (32k)	19:43:43 (T-00:01) (28k)	pIMG_2090.JPG (36k)
19:43:44 (T-00:00) (36k)	19:43:45 (T+00:01) (32k)	pIMG_2095.JPG (32k)	pIMG_2096.JPG (44k)
19:43:46 (T+00:02) (40k)	pIMG_2098.JPG (36k)	19:43:47 (T+00:03) (52k)	pIMG_2100.JPG (52k)
19:43:48 (T+00:04) (48k)	pIMG_2102.JPG (68k)	19:43:49 (T+00:05) (64k)	pIMG_2104.JPG (60k)
pIMG_2105.JPG (72k)	19:43:50 (T+00:06) (72k)	pIMG_2107.JPG (68k)	19:43:51 (T+00:07) (68k)
pIMG_2109.JPG (68k)	19:43:52 (T+00:08) (68k)	pIMG_2111.JPG (68k)	19:43:53 (T+00:09) (68k)
pIMG_2113.JPG (68k)	pIMG_2114.JPG (68k)	19:43:54 (T+00:10) (72k)	19:43:55 (T+00:11) (72k)
pIMG_2117.JPG (72k)	19:43:56 (T+00:12) (72k)	pIMG_2119.JPG (60k)	pIMG_2120.JPG (76k)
19:44:02 (T+00:18) (128k)	19:44:08 (T+00:24) (36k)	19:44:12 (T+00:28) (36k)	19:44:27 (T+00:43) (32k)
19:44:35 (T+00:51) (32k)	19:44:56 (T+01:12) (32k)	19:45:08 (T+01:24) (36k)	19:45:13 (T+01:29) (36k)
19:45:17 (T+01:33) (40k)	19:45:22 (T+01:38) (44k)	19:45:25 (T+01:41) (48k)	19:45:55 (T+02:11) SRB separation (32k)
19:46:00 (T+02:16) (32k)	19:46:16 (T+02:32) (32k)	19:48:31 (T+04:47) (52k)	19:48:40 (T+04:56) Discovery still visible below right edge of plume, now off the South Carolina coast (44k)
19:50:13 (T+06:29) (48k)	19:51:39 (T+07:55) (60k)	19:52:47 (T+09:03) (52k)	19:52:57 (T+09:13) (44k)
19:55:26 (T+11:42) (40k)	19:57:40 (T+13:56) (52k)