[wasp69]

I could have sworn the back end was towards the camera and the pointy end was facing the other direction and I'm not sure any camera can get distorted that much. Not only that, does anyone know what the time correlation was in regards to lost contact and that particular shot. I would be willing to bet that not even NASA knows that yet.

[Alberta's Child]

Check out this thread, especially Post #126. This FreedomCalls guy certainly sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/834013/posts?page=1,50

I have to defer to people who have a better understanding of how video equipment works -- When I first saw that image, I thought it was a view of a sideways space shuttle, too.

[Lady Jag]

Are you talking about the shockwave under the shuttle?