Night Shuttle Launch

The wife and I sat outside this evening at 8:47pm and got to watch the sky light up as the shuttle took off. It was amazing as we watched the ball of fire shoot up into an arch for a few minutes. I just HAVE to watch from up close. We live about 30 miles west of Kennedy Space Center and it still looked cool. I can't wait to see it from Cocoa Beach or Merritt Island...Next time I'll take photos. This one was from Yahoo...