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Endeavour Comes to LA

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A fairly historic day in Space History today as the Space Shuttle Endeavour takes its last “flight” around Los Angeles today.  Apparently the pilots of the jumbo jet were given free reign to tool around California today with a loose flight plan, including two swoops around the Santa Monica area.  Guess what that means?  Prime rooftop viewing platform!  Here are my pics from this amazing afternoon:

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The view of where we expected Endeavor to show up
The view of where we expected Endeavor to show up21-Sep-2012 11:48, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 4.5, 9.815mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
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And sure enough, there's Endeavor in the hazy distance
And sure enough, there's Endeavor in the hazy distance21-Sep-2012 11:50, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
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You can start to make out the real shapes of the shuttle as well as the F-18s
You can start to make out the real shapes of the shuttle as well as the F-18s21-Sep-2012 11:50, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
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21-Sep-2012 11:51, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
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21-Sep-2012 11:51, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
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21-Sep-2012 11:51, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
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Such a great shot and I can't believe how close it was to our rooftop
Such a great shot and I can't believe how close it was to our rooftop21-Sep-2012 11:51, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
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It's right there!
It's right there!21-Sep-2012 11:51, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
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21-Sep-2012 11:51, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
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This is the second loop around Venice and Santa Monica after the shuttle did a low flyby of LAX
This is the second loop around Venice and Santa Monica after the shuttle did a low flyby of LAX21-Sep-2012 12:01, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.0, 12.056mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
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21-Sep-2012 12:01, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
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21-Sep-2012 12:02, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
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21-Sep-2012 12:02, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.001 sec, ISO 100
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Not as close by as the first loop but still pretty amazing
Not as close by as the first loop but still pretty amazing21-Sep-2012 12:02, Canon Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS, 5.8, 18.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 100
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