Reminiscing On A Goodbye Kiss From the Sun

            NASA Space Shuttle Endeavor's Final Journey
With Solar Glint from the wing's leading edge

I think the glint makes this my favorite shot of Endeavor's Final Journey.

NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with Space Shuttle Endeavour Securely Mounted on Top, Circling Over the University of Arizona's Mall in Tucson, Arizona at 1500 feet altitude, roughy 450 meters...

This flyover was requested by the retired former commander of the Endeavor, Mark Kelly, in honor of his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. They live in Tucson.

NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

It was amazing to see - very exciting, and also sad!
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This is taken with a bargain Canon 75-300mm lens. I did not intend it for something like this!!! I picked it up, on sale, to capture butterflies and give a nice perspective on flower-filled fields, etc. 

The quality is not great, but it is the longest autofocus lens I had available...;)) 

If I had had the courage, I would have used my 500mm f/5 Nikon Maksutov catadioptric mirror lens with an adapter for the Canon mount...

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Taken in: United States / Arizona / Polo Village (show map)

Taken on: September 20, 2012

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Camera: Canon EOS 30D, f/45.0, 1/200 sec, 300mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 30D
Lens:	75.0-300.0 mm
Aperture:	f/45.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	QuickTime 7.7.1
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