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Topic: Remote camera set up for a shuttle launch [video]
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James Brown Member Posts: 1287 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-01-2009 03:16 PM
Found a great video on YouTube that shows all the work that goes into setting up remote cameras for a shuttle launch. |
contra Member Posts: 318 From: Kiel, Germany Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 07-02-2009 03:06 AM
Great video. Thanks for pointing it out, James. |
garymilgrom Member Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-02-2009 12:31 PM
Thanks James. Is that you about 26 seconds in? |
James Brown Member Posts: 1287 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-02-2009 01:39 PM
Yes it is. I remember it being filmed.
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Shuttle Endeavour Member Posts: 234 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 01-24-2014 03:48 PM
I know this is an old topic, but I would like to maybe set a remote camera up for a launch someday. How do you keep the camera that close without the shockwave breaking the lens on the camera? Also, how do you have enough battery power throughout the countdown? |
Headshot Member Posts: 864 From: Vancouver, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 01-24-2014 05:54 PM
Wonderful video. Many thanks for posting it. |
space4u Member Posts: 323 From: Cleveland, OH USA Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 01-27-2014 08:35 AM
Great video. Thanks for posting James! |
Jim Behling Member Posts: 1463 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 01-27-2014 12:01 PM
quote: Originally posted by Shuttle Endeavour: How do you keep the camera that close without the shockwave breaking the lens on the camera? Also, how do you have enough battery power throughout the countdown?
There isn't a shock wave, it just a loud sound. If it would break the lens then any other structure near would not be standing or even the camera tripods.There are separate electronics for the sound activation system and it wakes up the camera at the right time and sometimes power packs with extra batteries can be used. |
James Brown Member Posts: 1287 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 01-27-2014 02:05 PM
My cameras were plugged into sound triggers with built in timers. I would set what time I wanted the timer to turn everything on and off. The only time the camera was on, or batteries were being used, was during the time around launch. Since most launches only had a 10 minute window, it was easy to know when to set the timer. I could also set mine for up to two weeks, so that if there was a 24 hour delay, everything would shut off until the launch time the following day, then wake everything up again. As soon as the main engines cranked up, the sound would trigger the camera to shoot, and would continue shooting as long as the sound was there. Once the sound died down, the camera would stop shooting. |
James Brown Member Posts: 1287 From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 01-27-2014 02:10 PM
Listen to the remote camera shooting pictures in this clip, once it clears the pad. A second camera shot this video. Chris Hetlage shot this video. |
Shuttle Endeavour Member Posts: 234 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 01-29-2014 02:24 PM
Wow. Thanks for all the responses! Awesome video! |
Shuttle Endeavour Member Posts: 234 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 03-31-2014 11:03 PM
I am going to try recording the NROL-67 launch. I do have VIP launch viewing, but how can I get permission to place a camera at the pad? Thanks. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-31-2014 11:21 PM
Only badged press can set up remote cameras at the pad. |
Shuttle Endeavour Member Posts: 234 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Aug 2013
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posted 03-31-2014 11:51 PM
Is it possible to get press badging if you are a private photographer? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-01-2014 12:03 AM
Press badging is only available to those actively working for an accredited media organization, either as an employee or freelance photographer. |
capoetc Member Posts: 2169 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 04-01-2014 08:15 AM
quote: Originally posted by Shuttle Endeavour: Is it possible to get press badging if you are a private photographer?
Start your own website! |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 04-05-2014 04:39 PM
What precisely causes the noise like an old steam locomotive labouring up an incline, shortly before main engine start? |
Tom Member Posts: 1597 From: New York Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-05-2014 05:05 PM
quote: Originally posted by Blackarrow: What precisely causes the noise like an old steam locomotive labouring up an incline, shortly before main engine start?
Those are the APU's (Auxilary Power Units). |