Rockets n Stuff

First, let me correct myself for referring to the launch as a shuttle when it was actually a rocket. The biggest and most important difference being the absence of astronauts - DUH! It doesn't really matter much to me - the fact is that I witnessed this incredible piece of "stuff" (for lack of a better term) literally blast off into space... Not something that happens everyday so I guess in a way I'm a bit starstruck. Here's what it looked like from the ground...