Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/STS-1 at night

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[edit] STS-1 at night

A timed exposure of the first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, at Launch Pad A, Complex 39, turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night-time fantasy of light. To the left of the Shuttle are the fixed and the rotating service structures.
A timed exposure of the first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, at Launch Pad A, Complex 39, turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night-time fantasy of light. To the left of the Shuttle are the fixed and the rotating service structures.
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This is one of the finest pictures of Space Shuttle Columbia from its first mission. It is featured on the page for mission STS-1, taken by Kennedy Space Center crew and added by Triddle. - Kitch 17:17, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

  • Nominate and support. First vote here - Kitch 17:17, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. ed g2s • talk 20:55, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support What can I say! - Adrian Pingstone 22:12, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Beatiful and striking? Support. Mgm|(talk) 22:20, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)
  • I have this one on my wall. Of course I support. Denni☯ 00:41, 2005 Mar 19 (UTC)
  • Support. Awesome. -- BRIAN0918  01:59, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Weak support. Seems small a bit grainy... like someone used a scanner. -- AllyUnion (talk) 08:40, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, although I must say I am suprised its not already a featured picture. TomStar81 09:12, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Weak support, its a great picture, but perhaps not better than Image:Shuttle.jpg which is already featured. There are quite a few excellent space launch images from NASA. I wouldn't want to see them all in Featured Pictures, so we might want to consider whether we want two shots of the same mission. -- Solipsist 09:40, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Excellent photo, very dramatic. --Fir0002 10:00, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Hi-res version is quite grainy. My hamfisted attempts to clean it up were unsatisfactory; is anyone with a bit more competence willing to try? —Korath (Talk) 19:09, Mar 20, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Slight cleanup would be nice, yes, but necessary. James F. (talk) 23:05, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, looks great to me. --Spangineer ∞ 02:51, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)
  • To counter objections of graininess, I've sharpened the photo somewhat. JoJan 15:46, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
    • Promoted. +12/-1. ed g2s • talk 16:23, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)