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[AZ-Observing] Re: Launch
- From: BillFerris@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 21:29:21 EST
Jack Jones wrote:
> Supposed to be a launch tonight Friday in the 7-11 pm window from
> Vandenberg. To be shot down by another launch from Kwajalein Atoll amongst
> several balloon decoys. Don't know what you'll see but look West if you
> think of it tonight. Your cost: $100,000,000.
>
I just saw the launch at approx. 7:20pm MST. I'd stepped outside to see if
Ikeya-Zhang would be visible through the darkening twilight and saw this
beacon rising above Venus. It was surrounded by a diamond-shaped glow. My
first thought was rocket launch from Vandenberg, so glad to see Jack's
confirmation. Didn't see it get shot down, though.
BTW, Ikeya-Zhang is conveniently located just west of Eta Piscium, this
evening. Can't wait for the end of twilight and a (hopeful) naked eye view.
Regards,
Bill Ferris
"Cosmic Voyage: The Online Resource for Amateur Astronomers"
URL: http://www.cosmic-voyage.net
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