August 8, 2008

3 Milliseconds with an Atomic Blast

Here are three great photos uploaded to Footnote by tbrewer.

These were reportedly taken by Harold Edgerton with an automated camera set 7 miles from the blast, with a shudder speed of 1/1000,000,000 of a second.

1 Millisecond into an Atomic Explosion
The blast at 1 millisecond.

2 Milliseconds into an Atomic Explosion
At 2 milliseconds

3 Milliseconds into an Atomic Explosion
At 3 milliseconds, vaporizing joshua trees in the foreground.

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