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(DIR) Post #9vEQMnbgy8CN7iKcpE by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T08:03:36Z
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JAXA's H2-B posing for a new Windows XP background
(DIR) Post #9vES12aolr1R8ffw2K by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T08:22:05Z
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This is the observation stand of the space center. The launch is scheduled for tonight around 2:31am.https://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/mission/htv-9/
(DIR) Post #9vESJ1h4qtXhYyBB5s by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T08:25:20Z
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There's nobody around, but it looks like I'm allowed to stay here (the observation deck is just outside the 3000m evacuation perimeter from LP1).
(DIR) Post #9vESNMwdmcpKd8WuCO by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T08:26:06Z
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There's nobody around, but it looks like I'm allowed to stay here (the observation deck is just outside the 3000m evacuation radius around LP1).
(DIR) Post #9vESTkG80w7KfxgXui by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T08:27:13Z
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@codewiz Awesome!
(DIR) Post #9vESXbsL7tgzpgOw9g by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T08:27:57Z
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@codewiz Cool! You are going to watch the launch?
(DIR) Post #9vETLVlw5myFNnCVjE by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T08:36:58Z
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The launchpad is across the sea, on the next promontory.I wonder if I should even bother taking footage with my phone given that the launch will be professionally recorded and livestreamed from the same location.
(DIR) Post #9vETUOKh7ZZgurh2GW by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T08:38:35Z
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The vehicle is vertical!
(DIR) Post #9vETiio9n8mATOJ6TQ by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T08:41:11Z
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The launch vehicle is already on the pad!
(DIR) Post #9vETt3LyG86J5b3928 by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T08:42:58Z
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@codewiz Itβs probably like fireworks - better watch and enjoy than focus on a tiny screen in your hands.
(DIR) Post #9vEY68xZ7rCm3g8ES0 by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T09:30:11Z
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@codewiz Yeah, please. I'll see your footage here. πΊ
(DIR) Post #9vEZwdM7SWLxLID4Ai by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T09:50:55Z
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@tsturm The space center security car just stopped by and, politely, said that the observation deck is closed to visitors.I asked if I can just stay inside the car in the parking lot. They made a phone call to check and... very sorry, due to Coronavirus, the entire center is closed to visitors after 5pm (but then why was it open before 5pm???)Fuck fuck fuck.
(DIR) Post #9vEa2wuLg53higEQJE by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T09:52:03Z
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There are a few alternative view points...https://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/viewing_map.html@tsturm
(DIR) Post #9vEaIHyTdQQdOsTeHA by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T09:54:50Z
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There are a few alternative view points...https://global.jaxa.jp/about/centers/tnsc/viewing_map.html@tsturm @tagomago @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vEaOXNLHrGcu45TGK by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T09:55:58Z
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@tsturm I _was_ going to π
(DIR) Post #9vEbv1HBkh48rMGGxs by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T10:13:01Z
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@codewiz Maybe Ebinoe Park is the best one?
(DIR) Post #9vEcNE2nsHmgZDyyrg by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T10:18:08Z
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@tagomago d'oh!
(DIR) Post #9vEdo3eSip4S6kxJcu by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T10:34:10Z
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πππ@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vEdwaAHiqFpGLuBX6 by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T10:35:45Z
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@codewiz Ugh!! Then maybe the most high point, which seems to be Maenomine Ground, or Uchugaoka Park? There could be a good vantage point.
(DIR) Post #9vEez0PHE7PZBRdYPI by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T10:47:22Z
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fuck! fuck! fuck! π€¬@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vEfCI8mbTp9wuG168 by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T10:49:46Z
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@codewiz @tsturm @benoit Uh oh...
(DIR) Post #9vEfDEg6xiwjV4IS6C by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T10:49:58Z
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@tagomago already tried them all. My only remaining option is... swimming!
(DIR) Post #9vEfGKjysY7nAfaFmq by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T10:50:32Z
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@tagomago already tried them all. My last remaining option is... swimming! π
(DIR) Post #9vEfvMbmq5AcpxJdD6 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T10:57:55Z
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@tagomago @tsturm @benoit Quick, think up something I could tell the guard to let me through!
(DIR) Post #9vEfzMmK9IxMWS9Y48 by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T10:58:39Z
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@codewiz @tsturm @benoit Flash your Google ID or something.
(DIR) Post #9vEgaXwzZg53t1s7Cy by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T11:05:21Z
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"Open the barrier, quick! Yes, it's an emergency, they forgot to pack the kwepie for the resupply mission to the ISS!"https://iss.jaxa.jp/en/spacefood/about/japanese/detail/@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vEglnibI3J9yWVTgO by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T11:07:23Z
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@tagomago @tsturm @benoit "Open up young man, I'm an engineer!"
(DIR) Post #9vEgqj0CFhbonQ5KxE by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T11:08:18Z
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@codewiz @tsturm @benoit π π
(DIR) Post #9vEqZkLqyudLbEl2pM by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T12:57:13Z
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I found a house by the beach with a good view and some locals setting up tripods in the yard. I asked if I could stay and watch with them, and they checked with the owner. Predictably, the owner said he only lets locals stay π’@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vEqek85EbocMIhQP2 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T12:58:09Z
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As I was leaving, a nice girl gave me a secret tip: there's a place up a hill reserved to Hitachi employees, and further down there's δΈιε°εΊ (kamisato-chiku?). In between, there might be a spot along the road wirh a good view. Now heading thereπ€@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vEr1yDB2lVqh69pGS by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T13:02:21Z
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@codewiz @tsturm @benoit Dude, what a gymkhana, good luck!
(DIR) Post #9vEsp4HbMJmTfTCcSG by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T13:22:26Z
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@tagomago @tsturm @benoit omg omg! It's true! You can see everything from up here!The place is not so secret after all, it has 5 stars on Google Maps and even one review πhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/Qn3E6RSq1L2Pnoys7
(DIR) Post #9vEvfttwt5Tgj6SXlw by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T13:54:24Z
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Errr... I guess I'll spare you the footage from up here. This is from the OP6 with GCam's NightSight π€¦ββοΈ@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vEvvP5tCF2RoQR9Iu by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T13:57:13Z
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@tagomago @tsturm @benoit This is with the P4 XL... A little better, but still not the quality I wanted π
(DIR) Post #9vEvycTrshSgCQBbo8 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T13:57:49Z
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@tagomago @tsturm @benoit This is with the P4 XL... A little better, but still not the quality I wanted π
(DIR) Post #9vExBdBEgx6I5UEtzE by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T14:11:20Z
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@codewiz @tsturm @benoit Yes, when I said that I thought the launch was with daylight. Very difficult to film that by night.
(DIR) Post #9vExfVhX3zMPZxaqRs by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T14:16:45Z
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@tagomago @tsturm @benoit So I wonder... Those incredible astrophotography shots done with cell phones... which camera app are they using? And how are they setting up the shot? I brought a tripod, but the Night Sight shots still look like shit.
(DIR) Post #9vEyKTSoHqo8VqEx8q by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-20T14:24:08Z
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@codewiz @tsturm @benoit I don't know, maybe they use these sort of attached lenses...?
(DIR) Post #9vF1BdQSB9QIfJcAQi by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T14:56:10Z
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@tagomago @tsturm @benoit oh, I figured: astro mode is auto-enabled only when thr tripod is *really* steady. But apparently it's too windy tonight...Maybe I shouldn't have picked one of the lightest (and cheapest!) tripods they had for sale at BIC camera? π
(DIR) Post #9vF2ERm03i5FLgb6qu by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T15:07:52Z
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@codewiz @tagomago @benoit π
(DIR) Post #9vF2ivOGVW6RtO1qFs by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T15:13:22Z
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@codewiz @tagomago @benoit From my experience with Japanese culture, if the Kewpie runs out on the ISS, it's an immediate mission abort for the Japanese astronauts.π
(DIR) Post #9vF5cKo3ucpWYQe0Dw by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T15:45:48Z
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@tsturm @tagomago @benoit What about okonomiyaki sauce? That disgusting mix of ketchup, Worcester sauce, oyster sauce, honey, soy sauce and more...Surely, without it space food isn't nutritionally complete π€£
(DIR) Post #9vF6ZusjQdTXWdEtMG by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T15:56:34Z
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@codewiz @tagomago @benoit From everything Iβve ever heard from astronauts, they appreciate strong flavors, since food generally is having less flavor in weightlessness. They need need double the dose of okonomiyaki sauce! π
(DIR) Post #9vFCzrJ1wgBNgnIGgK by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T17:08:28Z
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Livestream of the launch in English.https://www.rocketlaunch.live/launch/htv-9#japan #jaxa #htv9@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFFsZAdH30VHKa0si by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T17:40:48Z
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GO!@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFIl2zwn7gRKigjZY by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:13:02Z
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Lots of people came literally out of the woodwork just minutes before launch!@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFJc7vTCUYZxqu800 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:22:39Z
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Astrophotography with ~3 minutes exposure π²@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFJijRAeBw22bsih6 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:23:51Z
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"Ignition sequence start..."@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFJuHGdCywI9GSPfk by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:25:54Z
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"Ignition sequence start..."@tagomago @tsturm @benoitβ@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFK6aH2MtcoZTW0jg by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:28:09Z
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"Liftoff!"@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFL5Yl8csSFWI6QC0 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:39:11Z
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"roll, pitch and yaw program complete"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_program@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFLDUIR6RpjzkSRlI by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:40:35Z
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The Everyday Astronaut has an interesting explainer on why rockets perform roll programs:https://youtu.be/kB-GKvdydho@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFM1hVsEnGxStgdOq by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:49:41Z
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At this point, the sound from the moment of liftoff hit us like a thousand fireworks.Actually, more like a million firecrackers. Yes, it was unexpectedly... cracky! That's so uncool, JAXA! Fix your engine sound.@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFMnDGU0FQHYH8wPw by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T18:58:15Z
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The H-2B quickly disappeared in the clouds. Just when we thought it was over, the light suddenly got brighter. It was too early for the separation of the four boosters, which occurs at the 2 minutes mark.@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFN7GHAW9XYgM1XYe by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T19:01:53Z
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@codewiz @tagomago @benoit Nice!!!
(DIR) Post #9vFNOQx84hJaibq4gK by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-20T19:04:59Z
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By the way... no, I didn't just pump up the warmth to make my photo look cooler.@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vFV3OkDtATfQEHZyK by tsturm@mastodon.cloud
2020-05-20T20:30:49Z
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@codewiz @tagomago @benoit That's a great shot.
(DIR) Post #9vGE88roqOvrZ2TJGy by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-21T04:55:54Z
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Update: a friend who was an intern at SpaceX several years ago enlightened me on the origin of the crackling sounds:https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEngineers/comments/4syult/what_causes_the_cracklingpopping_sound_when_a/@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vRUwkLfUzxQIN928W by codewiz@mstdn.io
2020-05-26T15:26:08Z
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Epilogue:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJsLDL5ufY&t=559s@tagomago @tsturm @benoit
(DIR) Post #9vRbaVPx1xGhIQUQcq by tagomago@mastodon.social
2020-05-26T16:40:28Z
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@codewiz @tsturm @benoit Nice catch! π
(DIR) Post #AOUuZBEfoBLnIg1iDI by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-12T17:08:20Z
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Scott Manley has an in-depth explanation of the distinctive crackling sounds that rocket engines emit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdCizNwLaHA@tagomago @tsturm @benoit #space