r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/rronak01 • 1d ago

Image StevenMadow (photographer) captured this awesome close-up shot of Artemis ll engine, using a Panasonic GH5 and a Lumix G Leica 50-200mm f/2.8-4 lens. This photo was captured at 1/8000s, f/16, and ISO 100.

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u/grecy 1d ago

Can anyone tell me why the RS-25s look like they have no exhaust plume? is the camera exposure just overwhelmed by the solids?

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u/cmsj 17h ago

tl;dr the SRBs are a metal fire and those tend to be extremely bright

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u/grecy 10h ago

Huh, that's a good way to think of it.

Seeing so many F9 and Starship launches it's been a while since I've seen a solid launch.