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ULA Atlas V / Boeing Starliner CST-100 OFT-2 Launch, May 19, 2022

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:54 p.m. ET today in a picture perfect launch.

Atlas V, Boeing Starliner OFT-2 launch, May 19, 2022.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 6:54 p.m. ET today in a picture perfect launch.
photo ©2022 Charles Boyer.
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Atlas V, Boeing Starliner OFT-2 launch, May 19, 2022.
The plume trail from Atlas V as it lifts the CST-100 Starliner towards orbit.
photo ©2022 Charles Boyer.
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A Low-Key View of Atlas V, Boeing Starliner OFT-2 launch, May 19, 2022
This was well before sunset, but one can filter out all but certain tones to create a chiaroscuro effect that makes day appear as night. This is a severe application of the technique, but I think it turned out well.
photo ©2022 Charles Boyer.
A tightly zoomed shot of Atlas V just before solid motor burnout, May 19, 2022
photo ©2022 Charles Boyer.
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