Spotted this in Flickr under science tag.
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The pop of a supersonic shred, scattering fins below...
and the beginning of a sparky spiral dance in the sky...
As I prepare to hand off this photoblog to Cobalt123, I thought I would share my favorite non-rocket photos. Each clicks through to a story or geeky observation.
"Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
The long exposure presents all kinds of interesting visuals, from simple Estes propellant grains showering down...
Cool! Are those real? Or computer-generated? If real, what're they in? Formalin? :-&