Launch of the #SpaceX #CRS20 #Falcon9 rocket, and the 50th landing of a rocket booster, seen from the KSC Press Site in a 500-second exposure.

Wow. Just, wow.

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Dragon exits, Falcon leaves (and returns!), and the Earth spins for 25 minutes: This is the SpaceX CRS20 Falcon9 launch and landing, composited over 25 minutes of star trails.

(Pics: me / We Report Space, from the Press Site)

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This is a throwback to March 6, 2020 (in what seems like the longest 5-weeks ever), and the #SpaceX #CRS20 rocket launch (left) and landing (right), seen here from the Press Site.

I captured this on 35mm slide transparency film. It took me a couple of weeks to have this film processed and scanned, hence the delayed post.

As they say, #FilmIsNotDead.

For those wishing to compare with digital, my DSLR version of the shot is here: flic.kr/p/2iBwQWf

Details: 680-second exposure time (approximate) and f18 on Kodak Ektachrome 100 35mm slide film in a Canon Elan7 body with a Rokinon 12mm fish-eye lens. Processing and scan done by The Darkroom.

The exposure time is approximate because I opened the shutter 3-4 minutes before the 11:50pm launch time, and I left it open for a few seconds after the booster landed. I know from EXIF that my digital frame was exposed 508-seconds. Without EXIF on the film, I'm left to estimate the exposure time for the film. I think the camera does show a counter on the LCD for bulb exposures, but I always forget to look.

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