Below is an unbelievably beautiful set of flight photos taken by Billy Dahlberg at the May 10, 2003 SSS club launch.
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Milliseconds after liftoff.
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The flame from the Animal Motor Works K670 Green Gorilla is just spectacular. A colored flame is produced by the addition of powdered metal to the Ammonium Perchlorate propellant -- in this case, powdered barium.
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The next photo in the flight sequence.
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It is apparent from the image sizes in each succesive fram that the rocket continues to accelerate.
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Streaking skyward.
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The motor continues to provide thrust and accelerate TRFKAB.
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This is an awesome photo, taken just after motor burnout.
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The last shot out of Billy's 6.6 megapixal digital camera before the buffer overflows.
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