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Photos are coming in on Twitter. Thanks to all photographers for the amazing pictures! If you're a photographer and don't want your photos to be linked to from

Photos are coming in on Twitter. Thanks to all photographers for the amazing pictures! If you're a photographer and don't want your photos to be linked to from here, please say so. Official (SpaceX) close-up video of the separation event / IFA: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1218976479150858241 https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1218976479150858241 Great shots of the fireball: https://twitter.com/GregScott_photo/status/1218951440691073026/photo/2 https://twitter.com/GregScott_photo/status/12189514406910730... https://twitter.com/BrandonHSlam/status/1218923590260645889 https://twitter.com/BrandonHSlam/status/1218923590260645889 https://twitter.com/Mimikry_/status/1218937739590230016 https://twitter.com/Mimikry_/status/1218937739590230016 https://twitter.com/_flsportsguy/status/1218930068887613441 https://twitter.com/_flsportsguy/status/1218930068887613441 https://twitter.com/thelanjampod/status/1218949597231489024 https://twitter.com/thelanjampod/status/1218949597231489024 (multiple frames) Falling booster or second stage (the ratio of black to white hull area is the same on both stages, so I can not tell which one of both it is): https://twitter.com/mike_deep/status/1218926880381902849/photo/3 https://twitter.com/mike_deep/status/1218926880381902849/pho... Impact of said part on the surface of the sea: https://twitter.com/johnpisaniphoto/status/1218946166638940160/photo/2 https://twitter.com/johnpisaniphoto/status/12189461666389401... Infrared images: https://twitter.com/turndownformars/status/1218925720736600066 https://twitter.com/turndownformars/status/12189257207366000... https://twitter.com/turndownformars/status/1218941599608078336 https://twitter.com/turndownformars/status/12189415996080783... In-flight abort test appearing on the weather radar: https://twitter.com/NWSSpaceflight/status/1218924353997475842 https://twitter.com/NWSSpaceflight/status/121892435399747584... https://twitter.com/wxmeddler/status/1218925147861790720 https://twitter.com/wxmeddler/status/1218925147861790720 (animation) Lift-off and others: https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/1218964067559387136/photo/1 https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/121896406755938713... https://twitter.com/RDAnglePhoto/status/1218968896885215235 https://twitter.com/RDAnglePhoto/status/1218968896885215235 (viewing angle and height suggests it was taken from the roof of the VAB (vertical assembly building)) Splash-down of the capsule: https://twitter.com/FutureJurvetson/status/1218976684134715392/photo/1 https://twitter.com/FutureJurvetson/status/12189766841347153... (strange that Mr. Innsprucker called the parachutes white-orange. That looks rather like red?)

notatoad 7y ago
none of those fireball pictures look real - did it actually look like that, or are those photos really heavily processed?
- LeoPanthera 7y ago
  It looked like that on the live video too - but only very briefly. It was a moment in time.
- soheil 7y ago
  At first glance they look heavily touched up/processed.
- icegreentea2 7y ago
  What about them look unreal? Is it the relative darkness of the actual fire? The photos are processed to some degree - the cameras look to be setup for ultrafast (which makes sense, its trying to capture an explosion), so you can see a lot of "low light" noise and artifacts. Remember that if you're like me, 99%+ of fireballs that I've ever witnessed were also made up / post processed for maximum impact. Reality could just be more mundane.
  - notatoad 7y ago
    it's hard for me to articulate why they look fake, bu i think maybe they look like the photos are really faded and then had colour painted back onto them. something just seems weird. but as you say, most fireballs i see are post-processed to hell, that's why i'm curious what's up with these - are they more or less post-processed than normal?
    - baq 7y ago
      the parent already posted it but it's worth repeating - you're seeing the effect of multiple miles of air between the object and the lens.
      - 7y ago

notatoad 7y ago

none of those fireball pictures look real - did it actually look like that, or are those photos really heavily processed?

LeoPanthera 7y ago
It looked like that on the live video too - but only very briefly. It was a moment in time.
soheil 7y ago
At first glance they look heavily touched up/processed.
icegreentea2 7y ago
What about them look unreal? Is it the relative darkness of the actual fire? The photos are processed to some degree - the cameras look to be setup for ultrafast (which makes sense, its trying to capture an explosion), so you can see a lot of "low light" noise and artifacts. Remember that if you're like me, 99%+ of fireballs that I've ever witnessed were also made up / post processed for maximum impact. Reality could just be more mundane.
- notatoad 7y ago
  it's hard for me to articulate why they look fake, bu i think maybe they look like the photos are really faded and then had colour painted back onto them. something just seems weird. but as you say, most fireballs i see are post-processed to hell, that's why i'm curious what's up with these - are they more or less post-processed than normal?
  - baq 7y ago
    the parent already posted it but it's worth repeating - you're seeing the effect of multiple miles of air between the object and the lens.
    - 7y ago