[AZ-Observing] Re: Saturday's Atlas V launch
- From: "Tom Polakis" <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 10:03:58 -0700
Dan Heim wrote:
I got up early expecting something similar to that SpaceX launch from
Vandenberg on Dec 22. The Atlas V first stage burns kerosene and LOX so
there
shoulda' been a good exhaust plume. The launch azimuth was announced as
151° so that was nearly the same as SpaceX. My camera was ready with a
wide-angle lens and intervalometer for time lapse mode. But as the
announced
launch window (04:05-06:05) opened I saw nothing.
Dan,
There were reports from people several hundred miles closer in SoCal who saw
the launch. It appeared from that location as no more spectacular than a
jet contrail, so it's no surprise that you saw nothing in Arizona. It's all
about illumination, and back-lighting is best. We are well placed for
morning launches from White Sands or evening launches from Vandenberg.
Tom
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