Sunrise over the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
On my daily drive out to work at The Kennedy Space Center through the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station I would often take a detour out to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse as the sun was rising over the Atlantic Ocean.
On this particular day (July 24th, 2015) I decided to walk around the lighthouse and photograph it as the sun was rising.
A couple quick facts about the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse:
- Erected in 1868, the Lighthouse is 151 feet tall.
- The Lighthouse is topped with a 1st Order Fresnel lens.
- Due to storm surge in 1871, the Lighthouse was moved inland in 1893 and 1894 to its current location.
- In 1939 the Coast Guard took ownership.
- In 2000 stewardship was transferred to the 45th Space Wing, Patrick Air Force Base.
About the Author and Photographer: Alden Pitard has over 40 years experience working in the Aerospace Industry at Cape Canaveral, The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Boeing locations throughout the country. He has supported the Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station, 787 Dreamliner and most recently the Artemis Program. During his time at "The Cape" he photographed a majority of the Launch Sites at KSC and Cape Canaveral. As the Space Shuttle program was coming to a close in 2011, the author decided to bike to all the Launch Complexes he could and capture the Space Center and Cape Canaveral as it was - thus "Biking through Space Ruins".