Delta IV Heavy launch – photo and video

Anthony Galván III made the following photo of the Delta IV Heavy that launched yesterday from the Vandenberg Air Force Base with a big spysat on board. Until the SpaceX Falcon Heavy flies (probably in 2014), the Delta IV Heavy is the most powerful launch system in the US.
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The photo was “taken from Goleta, California, about 50 miles southeast of base using a Nikon D90 with a 300mm f/28 lens with a 2X converter, effective focal length – 900mm”.

Here is a video of the launch: