The Shuttle kept on being delayed this week. I had it in my head that it was supposed to go at 8:49 pm for some reason.

When I got done with the yard work, I hurried into the shower and thought that when I got out I should double check the time for the launch. About 5 minutes later, my wife ran in and told me that she can see the Shuttle, so I hopped out, threw on a towel and ran to the back door. Sure enough, I could see a pinprick of light to the north east (which was the Shuttle) and a beautiful exhaust with different colors. My wife said I just missed the solid rocket boosters falling back to earth.

I ran inside, grabbed the camera, and tried to take some shots.