{"id":1289,"date":"2009-08-11T14:05:25","date_gmt":"2009-08-11T05:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-08-11\/1289"},"modified":"2009-08-26T03:49:15","modified_gmt":"2009-08-25T18:49:15","slug":"rockets-away-two-model-rocket-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-08-11\/1289","title":{"rendered":"Rockets Away: Two Model-Rocket Launches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\nNOTE<\/b>: Images with an icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nKonica-Minolta Maxxum 7D @ 50 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>300 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRocket Launch-Pad Assembly<\/span>\nPhoto by Josh's mommy, Marci Kreta<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Two years ago during our summer visit to my folks', Anthony and I shot off a\nrocket<\/span><\/a>, his first, to his great enjoyment. I still<\/span> had the rocket, and\nwith his three-year-old cousin Josh in town, I thought<\/span> to fire it off\nagain, giving Josh his first experience. (I had<\/span> intended to do this last\nweek while Anthony's four-year-old cousin Grace was here as well, but\nmissed the chance.)<\/p>\n\n

My intention was to let Anthony fire off the rocket once, then let Josh\ndo it, and then alternate back and forth until I was<\/span> out of motors or they\ngot bored, whichever came first.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nKonica-Minolta Maxxum 7D @ 50 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTrajectory Calculations<\/span>\nwe want to be sure to avoid the trees\nPhoto by Marci Kreta<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
\nKonica-Minolta Maxxum 7D @ 35 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLaunch Crew<\/span>\nPhoto by Marci Kreta<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\nKonica-Minolta Maxxum 7D @ 28 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>300 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLaunch-Sequence Explanation<\/span>\nPhoto by Marci Kreta<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nKonica-Minolta Maxxum 7D @ 45 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/9, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGiddy Anticipation<\/span>\nPhoto by Marci Kreta<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nKonica-Minolta Maxxum 7D @ 28 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLaunch!<\/span>\nPhoto by Marci Kreta<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

All the photos above are by my sister. In the box<\/span> below is a sequence<\/span> I\ntook.<\/span>... mouse over the buttons in turn to see the sequence, and notice\nAnthony's reaction in the last one....<\/p>\n\n