Thanks to Kevin McGuire for this image… he writes:
“Hello James,
I’m pretty sure this was the shuttle Discovery as it passed over the north side of Birmingham. It appeared at the right time in the right place and we heard the twin sonic booms shortly after it passed. We were on the top level of the parking deck at McWane Science Center where I work. The sun was so bright that none of us could see our digital view finders, so I just pointed the camera while making a short video clip. Fortunately, when I downloaded the video clip later, I discovered that even with all the camera movement I had captured a couple of seconds of what we were looking at. This is a screen capture of the best frame.
Even thought the event didn’t last long, those of us who gathered to watch had fun trying to spot Discovery and hearing the sonic booms.
By the way, thanks for all you (and the rest of your team) do to keep those of us in the Birmingham area informed about the weather, especially when it turns severe. You all do a great job and it’s obvious that you care about people and their safety.
Take care and have a good evening!”
