This Weird View Of Endeavour’s Launch Is Simply Beautiful

There’s never enough photos of shuttle launches or yummy astronaut breakfasts. But Trey Ratcliff’s shot of the shuttle thundering through Florida’s steel clouds is, by far, my favourite for today’s lift-off.

It’s amazingly beautiful and strange. It almost looks like the smoke is coming from above. Or like a weird nuclear mushroom. [Twitpic]