Titan II missile museum near Tucson, AZ. I went on the $79.99 top-to-bottom tour. I used the P&S because of cramped conditions and low light. It's about 1-1/2 to 2 stops faster (f2) than any of my my DSLR wide-angle options.
Museum building. The missile silo is at the extreme right.
Silo door weighs 760 tons. The black pyramid is the viewing window.
Control center. It took 58 seconds to launch - much improved over the previous system.
Sewage ejection station.
Long cable way from the command center to the missile silo. It is hung on springs.
Missile nose.
Missile body.
Newspaper about the museum opening.
This is the bottom - the blast deflector.
The blast deflector channels the rocket blast up two of these exhaust ducts around the silo.
The engine is on display on the surface, but mounts here.
Star Trek: First Contact had some scenes filmed here.
The silo perimeter radar warning system would alert security if anyone or anything broke the signal beam.
This is the Stage 1 engine that is normally attached to the bottom of the missile.
Silo sign.
Missile nose. A small rectangle has been cut in the side to prove it is inactive. The silo door also now has concrete stops to keep it from fully opening.
The discage antenna actually has two parts, for different radio frequencies. (This was with the Pentax K-5).
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Elton John in Las Vegas.
Walking out.
Bennie and the Jets.
Davey Johnstone, and back-up singers.
Talking about choosing a song for the Madison Square concert after 9/11.
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters.
Ray Cooper banging away.
Indian Sunset.
Empty Garden.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me.
Philadelphia Freedom.
I forget...maybe I'm Still Standing.
Encouraging the audience.
Got onstage for Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting.
Encore - Circle of Life.
The line-up.