[meteorite-list] A "meteorite slammed into a rocket......."?

[Richard Kowalski]

Which photo are you referring to Mike, the "exploding rocket"?

http://www.thecosmicartgallery.com/Southern%20Cross_Phenomenon.php

Much of his imagery seem rather gaudily colored to me and over saturated, but some are pretty good.

--
Richard Kowalski
http://fullmoonphotography.net
IMCA #1081


--- On Sun, 7/12/09, Michael Groetz <mpg4444 at gmail.com> wrote:


> From: Michael Groetz <mpg4444 at gmail.com>

> Subject: [meteorite-list] A "meteorite slammed into a rocket......."?

> To: "Meteorite List" <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

> Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009, 6:25 AM

>   This sounds a bit far fetched to

> me. I would like to see the photo.

> Mike

> 

> http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,27574,25766157-2761,00.html

> 

> Perth space photographer Ray Palmer displays amazing

> pictures

> 

> EXPLODING rockets, monster comets and a sea of storms are

> all in a

> night's work for Perth deep-space photographer Ray Palmer.

> 

> The self-taught cosmotographer, who has dedicated 15 years

> to

> capturing images many moons away, will have his work up in

> lights this

> month in Northbridge.

> 

> The highlight of his exhibition at ABD The Gallery in Lake

> St is a

> malfunctioning Russian space rocket caught exploding in

> orbit.

> 

> Mr Palmer had set up his camera-telescope to take a

> 30-minute shot of

> the Southern Cross when a meteorite slammed into the

> rocket.

> 

> ``All I could see was these flashing objects like twinkling

> stars and

> it was the fuselage and pieces of this space ship spinning

> in space,''

> he said. ``Looking back, it was the most amazing thing I

> have ever

> seen.''

> 

> Mr Palmer's display comes 400 years after Galileo first

> pointed a

> telescope to the stars and on the 40th anniversary of the

> first moon

> landing.

> 

> Samples of Mr Palmer's work can also be seen at

> http://www.naturespeak.com.au/AstroGallery.htm

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