NASA’s High Dynamic Range Stereo X camera captures rocket test in breathtaking detail

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Wow, what a rush. 2nd cup of java not needed, today.

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beautiful. it looks like a high end special effect - as if an artist decided to create an awesome rocket blast.

Scale! I need something for scale…

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The booster is derived from the Space Shuttle boosters and is 1 segment longer. A photo with some familiar scales.

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There’s a one-storey building in the back left, but here is a picture with humans.

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Many thanks! While impressively large that’s considerably smaller than my brain keep reading the video image as, and I knew that couldn’t be right. Spoiled by science fiction movies, I’m afraid.

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Finally, a legitimate use for that hideous extreme HDR effect some people inexplicably seem to do on purpose!

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