Nuclear Detonation

[Mike O'Dell]

i believe i know the picture you have in mind and i think it is
discussed in at least one of the books

On 1/21/11 12:17 PM, Richard O'Neill wrote:
> Decades ago I saw a picture of the expanding plasma from a tower mounted
> nuclear detonation. In addition to the then amazing ability to capture
> such an image I was curious about the dimples, clearly visible in the
> expanding ball of plasma. I've long wondered about their cause, assuming
> them to be an artifact of the placement/ timing of explosive charges
> surrounding the core, used to initiate the reaction. Anyone know more?
>
> Richard
> (and no Home Land Security - if you're listening, I don't want to build
> one) ;-)
>
>
> On 1/21/2011 11:11 AM, Mike O'Dell wrote:
>> there are two wonderful books which contains previously unclassified
>> pictures and a comprehensive discussion of the techniques used
>> to capture them. the titles are:
>>
>> "How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb"
>> and
>> "100 Suns"
>>
>> i highly recommend them for those interested in
>> *ultra*high-speed photography and the force that drove development
>>
>>
>> -mo
>
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