[AZ-Observing] Re: Rocket Launch in 20 minutes

  • From: "Jimmy Ray" <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:11:58 -0700

Rubber room ? Nah, I had a cover story going as I got some great wildlife 
shots while standing out there. (okay so maybe a couple of rabbits doesn't 
count as wildlife but they were kinda cute). Observation same as Jeff and 
Rick's

Jimmy Ray
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 19:52
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Rocket Launch in 20 minutes


Well, After a unscheduled 9 minute hold due to technical problems with the
payload, the Delta I lifted off at 1934, the close of it's launch window. As
I write this the spacecraft just had SECO1  (Second Stage Cutoff 1
(Indicating the engine will fire again)) It is well over 1000 miles south
and beyond Vandenberg's (and by extrapolation, our) Horizon. Telemetry is
being relayed by an Orion P3 over the Pacific.

I thought it would be a crap shoot if we would see it. The Sun Angle was not
ideal, being still above the horizon at the launch point and just barley set
here. An hour later and it would've been a good show.

I hope no one thinks Jimmy needs a rubber room standing in an open field
taking pictures of nothing :)

Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
President, Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Tejera
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 19:09
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Rocket Launch in 20 minutes

Whoops Almost forgot, Thanks for the reminder.

Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
President, Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Hopkins
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 19:00
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Rocket Launch in 20 minutes

Rocket launch out of California is a go for 7:21 tonight (20 minutes).

Jeff
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