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Originally Posted by Pturner
Wow, this was my first time seeing it and it was awesome. Did the vapor look bright orange at first because of reflection from the not-up-yet sun, or does it always look so? Anyway it was breathtaking.
I only wish I had driven over to Gracie's afterward for coffee, a fried egg and "God Bless America"!
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The bright orange is the solid booster rockets and once they separate from the shuttle you see the white glow of the shuttle engines. Daytime gives you a great vapor trail.