The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Space Shuttle Atlantis

By Angelo at Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:11pm
Space Shuttle Atlantis

Taking dozzens of photo's, trying to get one in focus through the haze, with my bad eyes, this was taken at 2:15 AM. I liked the over exposure, about 15 seconds.