NASA Captures HDR Photos and Video of Endeavour Shuttle Launch

When a space shuttle makes its final flight, you've really got to go all out. NASA did plenty to celebrate the ultimate launch of the Endeavour, including creating a tremendous HDR image and video of the event.

The image is excellent - a black and white shot that keeps the details of the flame behind the ship while still giving us a good look at the shuttle itself. The video though, takes it a step further.

NASA says that the video is the result of merging 20,000 photographs shot by six cameras, all shooting 250 images per second. The result is a slow motion video that's absolutely surreal.

The NASA website has the video itself, plus some very cool pictures and videos that show the before and after of HDR photography. You can see the source images they used as well as the final result.