Delta was a go for launch, or something...

Tonight we had our first night launch in quite a while. It was a Delta 2 carrying a pair of satellites to study solar flares. Here are a couple of 30 second exposures showing the rocket. The brighter one shows the trail with the strap on boosters and the dimmer one is after the boosters were dropped. The little hitch on the end of the rocket trail is camera vibration from the shutter opening. I have a light tripod and didn't use the remote, so that's what I get...




Then we were going back in and Melissa heard something by the oak tree next to our driveway. Looks like one of the neighbors wanted to see the launch with us.