Atlas V's Sonic Boom Made Visible By Sundog

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Atlas V's Sonic Boom Made Visible By Sundog

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 20, 2010 @10:08PM from the right-time-and-place dept.

Ross-Shire Geek writes "Atlas V lifted off on Feb 11 from Kennedy. As it goes supersonic through a sundog (aka parhelion) you can see (video link) wonderful visible ripples of the shock wave in the sky."

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Well dag nabbit! by voodoo+cheesecake · 2010-02-20 22:40 · Score: -1, Flamebait

I'm surprised Obama didn't have it shot down!
1. Re:Well dag nabbit! by Anonymous Coward · 2010-02-21 04:08 · Score: -1, Flamebait
  
  I'm surprised Obama didn't have it shot down!
  I'm not.
  If it were a threat Obama would have talked to it for a few years while it went on building nukes and making statements about wiping out others, then he would have it read its Miranda rights. Then The Master of Hope and Change would have started a months-long strategy review of the best way to shoot it down.
  Finally, Obama would go back, read what Bush/Cheney had done, and do that.
  When's Gitmo closing? When are US troops going to leave Iraq?
2. Re:Well dag nabbit! by Yosho-sama · 2010-02-21 04:36 · Score: -1, Flamebait
  
  You're an idiot. Just wanted to let you know that.
  
  --
  My kingdom for a donkey!
Re:Wow by MrMista_B · 2010-02-20 22:48 · Score: -1, Flamebait

You don't have much self confidence, huh?
Re:Wow by MrMista_B · 2010-02-21 00:08 · Score: 0, Flamebait

It's just you. It's not CGI. Tip - get out of the basement for awhile, there's a whole other world out there.