I created a long-exposure composite of last week's Atlas V launch and star trails above an abandoned sailboat.

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marcuscotephoto on January 28th, 2018 at 00:08 UTC »

Hey everyone! The rocket launch in this image is a ULA Atlas V that lifted off from SLC-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, January 19 (mission: SBIRS Geo-4). I captured a 237-second exposure of the rocket followed by 20 minutes, or roughly 40 photographs, of star movement in the evening sky directly after the launch. I stacked all of the images using Photoshop and then processed them in Lightroom.

The boat in the image is a mystery that has recieved a lot of attention in the local community. The 45-foot sailboat, named "Cuki," washed up on the shore of Melbourne Beach in the weeks following Hurricane Irma.

I am a 19-year old photographer on Florida's Space Coast currently taking and uploading an origional photo to Instagram @marcuscote_photo every day as part of a 365-photo challenge. The subjects include space, nature, surfing, and much more!

Portfolio and print info available at my website

Fsociety007 on January 28th, 2018 at 01:24 UTC »

You sir are an artist with that camera. It's amazing.

snackelbeans on January 28th, 2018 at 02:36 UTC »

Out of one age of exploration and into the next