Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Delta II liftoff

Delta II at liftoff

Original - Nearly enveloped by the smoke after ignition, the Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Dawn spacecraft rises from the launch pad to begin its 1.7-billion-mile journey through the inner solar system to study a pair of asteroids.

Delta II 7925 Heavy after ignation with Dawn on Lauch pad 17B.

Reason

This is a very nice, and clear image which meets all guidelines, and shows the Delta II at liftoff.

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Delta II

Creator

NASA (uploaded by - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 19:13, 20 January 2008 (UTC))

• Support as nominator - Ohmpandya ^{We need to talk... ♦ contribs} 19:13, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
• Support- Although WP has had many photos like this one (not exactly like this one, but of a rocket at the first stage of take off).Λua∫Wise ^(talk) 19:40, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
• Support another very cool picture.   jj137 ^♠ 19:53, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
• Strong Oppose! very heavy jpeg artifacting. de Bivort 20:09, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose Severe artifacting in the dark area of the clouds. Clegs (talk) 22:02, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose per de Bivort. Cacophony (talk) 23:23, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose While it looks very cool, it is technically flawed, as pointed out by above contributors. --Sharkface217 01:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
• Comment Perhaps the image name could be changed to Delta II Dawn.jpg or something similar before it is done cycling here (and starts to become more complicated to change) so that at the very least the joke is not lost. -- carol 14:14, 21 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by CarolSpears (talk • contribs)
  • I ... don't get it =S --Mad Tinman _{T C} 22:44, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

It is a long way to go to get a laugh from the old folks. -- carol 06:47, 22 January 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by CarolSpears (talk • contribs)

• Comment Before this image drops out of candidacy, I found what I consider a more encyclopedic image of the same launch. When viewed at full size, you can read the number on the side which makes it much easier to identify the rocket, the launch and the payload. The payloads logo also showing in the image helps as well and the information which is on the launch tower. This image additionally still has some impressive exhaust and ignition for the oo's and ahh's. I actually cannot find too much that is wrong with the second image except for (perhaps) the caption. -- carol 12:06, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 02:26, 27 January 2008 (UTC)