I'm actually 100% certain what I saw was the final burn from the Falcon
Heavy. It launched from Florida earlier today, but the final stage with the
Tesla attached to it was staying in orbit for ~5 hours before the final
burn. The timing coincides perfectly.
Also, I was reminded that the AZ-Observing list does not take attached
files (thanks Tom). So for those of you who want to see the blurry image,
just follow this link:
http://www.jfgout.com/Astrosurf-uploads/n-MWNS8C/i-wDsbB99/A
Sorry for the flood of e-mails, but it was a very exciting moment! Now back
to getting the telescope ready for the occultation of star UCAC4-548-015983
by asteroid (50) Virginia...
jf
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:51 PM, J. D MADDY <Iridium_Man@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There was an ICBM scheduled for near midnight, but it was scrubbed and
not rescheduled. This may have been a submarine launch. They don't
announce these as they do the Vandenberg launches. The Falcon was
launched from Florida.
JD Maddy
Clarkdale, AZ
On 2/6/2018 7:36 PM, Jean-François Gout wrote:
Arizona Folks, I just saw something that looked like a high altituderocket
burst on the South-West horizon. Could this be the Falcon heavy on it's
third burn putting the Telsa on its final orbit?
Did anyone else just saw that?
My observation was from Scottsdale, and it looked a lot like the rocket
launch we've seen picture of last December.
jf
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