Historic SpaceX launch captured with $17,000 lens from 5 miles away – and it looks freakin' AWESOME
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- Oct 25, 2024
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25 October 2024
An astrophotographer has immortalized SpaceX's Starship flight test 5 by renting a $17,000 lens – and it was totally worth it
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A tantalizing snippet from Andrew's video, showing the Super Heavy Booster returning to Earth. You'll want to view the entire video below to see this monumental event in all its glory
(Image credit: @cosmic_background / Andrew McCarthy)
Instagrammer and astrophotography extraordinaire, Andrew McCarthy (aka @cosmic_background) has released what has to be my favorite Instagram Reel of the week. Even ahead of all those cute and funny dog videos that seem to dominate my news feed…
The Reel in question depicts the historic launch of SpaceX Starship flight test 5, which launched on October 13 and will be immortalized in the annals of history as being the first booster 'caught' upon its return to Earth. Andrew's video, which you can see below, provides an unprecedented view of the proceedings.
He rented a $17,000 lens to capture the event from a whopping 5 miles away, tracking the starship's flight as it reached an altitude of up to 50 miles. But more impressive is the fact that he states: "Each frame of video is hand tracked and hand stabilized."
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