[AZ-Observing] Re: Fwd: [Launch Alert] Launch Scrubbed
- From: Dan Heim <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:08:15 -0700
Yeah, and the Minotaur is a solid-fueled system, which always puts on
more of a light show. The last launch I caught outa Vandenberg (in 2010)
was an Atlas, which is liquid fueled. Produced a nice bluish flare, but
no trail. I recall a pre-dawn White Sands launch back in the early 90s
(I think) that lit up the sky with a fantastic plume ... made all the
news media, generated calls to police and FAA, and looked surreal. I
caught it in my rear-view mirror as I was leaving home that morning,
stopped, got out of my car, looked for some time trying to figure out
what I was seeing, and wondered if we had blown up another STS. Anyone
else recall that event? The year/date? I wish I'd gone back to get my
camera and photograph it, but I was already running late for work.
Dan Heim
On 2/5/2011 4:36 PM, Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) wrote:
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> Foolishly I stayed up that late last night to watch it, but no soap. I have
> seen the launches when I lived in California and they are worthwhile to
> watch, very colorful when they catch the light of the sunrise or sunset.
>
> Clear skies,
> Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
>
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