[AZ-Observing] Re: Launch

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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