This week’s apod posting is about the 32nd shuttle mission to take off to the international space station. The shuttle was named the STS-130. It was launched into orbit on February 8th, from the Kennedy Space Center. This amazing photo shows the arc’s reflection against the water. I love the colors, and the ability for you to detect the time of day, and how much the shuttle light up the sky. This is right over the Intercostals waterway Bridge in Ponte Vedra in Florida. A beautiful Waning Cresent moon can be seen in the rear of this photo, and cant seem to be outdone by the amazing event in front of me. The star trail near the moon was made by red supergiant Antares. It is known as an alpha star of the constellation Scorpius. I love this photo very much, and the fact that the reflection is shown makes it worthy of an Apod of the week.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1002/launch_vernacotola_s.jpg
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