Well, not quite ... the VESO I just posted is, but this is actually "A
New Constellation".
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jb_sessoms/17506398152
Taken with the K-3 & Sigma 10-20mm zoom at 10mm. I stood underneath and
pointed the camera more or less straight up.
OK, so here's the deal ...
When I finally got around to checking my news feed on Friday, there was
a small article about the "Arsenal of Democracy Flyover" in Washington,
DC to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Couldn't find it on YouTube, I guess no one had posted it yet. But I did
find a link to the Smithsonian Air & Space museum saying the aircraft
from the flyover would be on display on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm at
the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
I got to thinking about it and decided I could probably make a day trip.
The weather forecast was for about 80 deg F with scattered clouds.
If y'all remember my rant from a few days back on how Google had
F^&$%#-Up the maps, I won't bore you with the details, but figuring out
where to go & how to get there actually took longer than the drive up
itself.
I figured to drive up and park at the farthest out Park & Ride lot &
take the Metro in. I managed to decipher which trains & buses I would
have to take to get from Franconia-Springfield to Udvar-Hazy and back.
Reverse planning, I knew what time I had to get there, and I was barely
able to force Google Maps to cough up driving directions (which I didn't
need) along with a timetable (which I did need).
The trip worked out pretty much the way I planned it with only a few
exceptions.
It started getting misty & drizzly about the time I crossed the Virginia
line. The Smithsonian underestimated the number of people who were going
to turn out for the event & how long it was going to take to process all
the cars into the parking lot with only one gate open to collect the
parking fee one car at a time. The resulting traffic jam turned a
scheduled 45 minute bus ride into an hour & a half, during which time
they announced there was only one aircraft on display because all the
others had been unable to fly in that morning due to the low overcast
from the rain.
The weather cleared up later in the day and four other aircraft were
able to make it over to Dulles although they were only able to stay for
about half an hour before the FAA pushed them to depart on schedule.
It would have been nice if they could all have made it over to Dulles on
Saturday. The B-29 crew didn't seen any point in coming over for just
half an hour, so they departed direct back to Texas when the weather
cleared.
Anyway, I had a fairly good day. It'll be worth making another trip up
there when the museum isn't quite so crowded. I got some other good
images, but the ones of the satellites was the one I knew I'd nailed
right out of the camera.
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