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SparklyKatie

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

Mar 08, 2009 @ 23:53:46

After seeing this picture on the BBC News site it's something I'd really like to see before I die.

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Spectators watch the launch of Nasa's planet-hunting spacecraft, Kepler, from Cocoa Beach, Florida. Kepler, named after the German 17th century astrophysicist, set off on its unprecedented mission late on Friday (local time), thundering into a clear sky embellished by a waxing Moon.

Is it as spectacular as I imagine or does it get boring and annoying if you happen to live near a launch site and see/hear them a lot?

karljkampovsky

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Mar 09, 2009 @ 00:40:24

Never saw a launch,but did see the debris from Challenger falling,along with smoke from the explosion, right out side my back door!

imhotep

St Dogmaels, United Kingdom

Mar 09, 2009 @ 00:41:52

it looks like a light held high in the sky kate are you sure thats what you want to see?

SparklyKatie

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

Mar 09, 2009 @ 00:47:51

@imhotep Said

it looks like a light held high in the sky kate are you sure thats what you want to see?

Umm it's a long exposure picture, I kinda know what it looks like in real time but I'd like to experience it from (relatively) close up.

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