Vero Old Downtown #3
by terranovabay
A view of the old downtown area of Vero Beach, Florida.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: Florida, Indian River County, Vero Beach
Vero Old Downtown #2
by terranovabay
A view of the old downtown area of Vero Beach, Florida.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: Florida, Indian River County, Vero Beach
Vero Old Downtown #1
by terranovabay
A view of the old downtown area of Vero Beach, Florida.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: Florida, Indian River County, Vero Beach
Bangabandhu Satellite-1 Launch Time Lapse
by terranovabay
A time lapse video made from still images captured by a second camera setup for the launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on 11 May 2018 at 4:14 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Click here to view my Bangabandhu Satellite-1 launch gallery.
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh, Block 5, Falcon 9, Friend of Bengal, Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A, Space Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX, Thales Alenia Space
Digital Bangladesh
by terranovabay
In the drive towards a “Digital Bangladesh” the country launched its first geostationary communications satellite, Bangabandhu Satellite-1, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on 11 May 2018 at 4:14 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Bangabandhu means “Friend of Bengal” in Bangladesh, and is the popular name for the first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was also instrumental in fighting for the country’s independence from Pakistan. In this series of images, shock waves form around […]
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh, Block 5, Falcon 9, Friend of Bengal, Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A, Space Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX, Thales Alenia Space
Venting Frustration
by terranovabay
A long and hot Thursday afternoon spent waiting for the launch of the first SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. Reportedly the last iteration of the Falcon 9 and one promising rapid reuse of its first stage booster from upwards of ten to a hundred reflights. This particular rocket is supposed to carry Bangabandhu Satellite-1, the first satellite for Bangladesh and the large contingent of dignitaries and guests from that country seemed very enthusiastic for the launch. An attitude that […]
Categories: Rocket Launch • Tags: Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh, Block 5, Falcon 9, Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX
Black Vulture Within Spitting Distance
by terranovabay
Another leftover image from last weekend’s visit to the Stick Marsh. As the blue sky covered over with clouds ahead of the impending rain this Black Vulture came swooping by on a very close approach. For more, see Stick Marsh Action in Two Parts – Part One and Part Two.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, Fellsmere, Stick Marsh
Spoonbill with Gator
by terranovabay
A leftover image from last weekend’s visit to the Stick Marsh sees this Roseate Spoonbill flying over an Alligator in the water. For more, see Stick Marsh Action in Two Parts – Part One and Part Two.
Categories: Nature • Tags: Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, Fellsmere, Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, Stick Marsh
Miami Raze
by terranovabay
A building is razed in Miami to make way for new development. From the slide archive.
Categories: Darkroom Photography • Tags: Florida, Miami
Stick Marsh Action in Two Parts – Part 2
by terranovabay
Continuing now with Part 2 of Stick Marsh Action in Two Parts. Great Egret against dark storm clouds. Head on view of a Roseate Spoonbill. Roseate Spoonbill Roseate Spoonbill Great Blue Heron walking dangerously close to an Alligator. Anhinga Snowy Egrets Roseate Spoonbill Roseate Spoonbill Great Egret Adult Roseate Spoonbill with a juvenile begging for food. Cattle Egret Great Egret Alligator Great Egret Great Egret Needless to say, the Alligators are attracted to the rookery islands on the off chance […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, Aramus guarauna, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, Blue Cypress Conservation Area, Bubulcus ibis, Cattle Egret, Egretta thula, Fellsmere, Fellsmere Grade Road, Great Blue Heron, Limpkin, Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, Snowy Egret, St. Johns River, Stick Marsh
