Editing Oracle (rocket)

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[[Image:Oracle rocket.jpg|thumb|right|Twin Oracle model rocket launch.]]
'''Oracle''' is the name of a [[model rocket]] with built-in digital [[camera]], manufactured by [[Estes Industries]], for [[aerial photography]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Van Milligan |first=Timothy |date=March 5, 2025 |title=RocketReviews.com |url=https://www.rocketreviews.com/estes-industries-oracle-by-tim-van-milligan.html |access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref> In contrast to the camera rocket [[Astrocam]], the Oracle allows the making of a complete film of a rocket flight. The Oracle is best flown with a D12 engine (see [[Estes Industries#Estes number coding|Estes number coding]]), but can be flown with C11 engines.

[[Image:Rocket apogee.jpg|thumb|right|Oracle model rocket at apogee.]]
During launch, the camera films downward; showing the launch pad and engine exhaust during ascent.  The rocket's nose cone may be attached to the parachute in two ways; there are attachments on both ends of the nose cone. Attaching the parachute to the bottom films the parachute during descent. Attaching the parachute to the top films the approach of the ground during descent.

[[Image:Rocket return.jpg|thumb|right|Oracle model rocket parachuting back to Earth.]]
The nose-cone attaches to a [[Personal Computer|PC]] via [[USB]]. The resulting [[Audio Video Interleave|AVI]] file contains approximately 30 (between 30 and 35) seconds of [[uncompressed video]] at 9 [[frames per second|frame/s]] at a [[image resolution|resolution]] of 320 [[pixels]] wide by 240 pixels high (320x240). The data rate is 2047 [[kbit/s]]. The camera holds only one video at a time.

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==External links==
Example of an oracle rocket flight on [[YouTube]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUMi8-P_Gz8&NR=1 Estes Oracle Flight]

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