[AZ-Observing] Re: Thursday Photo Op

  • From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:31:14 -0700

It's already on the Repulsive website:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0922rocketlaunch-ON.html


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


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Tejera
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:29 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Thursday Photo Op

Lindsay Sue & I set up chairs in the back yard. Sue saw it first just after
staging. She had though it would go straight up so she just said what's that
over there? I practically screamed "THAT"S IT" We watched as the second
stage exhaust plume spread wider than I'd of imagined. Through my 15x70's I
could see the pinpoints that were the engines. After shutdown I was able to
follow it for a while in the binos. Lindsay was able to follow it in binos
(7x35's) as well (and she had her amblyopia patch on. The first stage trail
eventually took  on a helix shape the color were as said earlier took on a
nebulous appearance.  


Beevo, if you want to be alerted to upcoming launches, go to:

http://www.spacearchive.info/newsletter.htm

You can subscribe to an email list that will advise of upcoming launches and
schedules.

You can also get the information directly from the Vandenberg AFB website:

http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbsked.htm


I wonder how many phone calls were made to 911 tonight. Wonder even more
about what people were told, as I doubt the local constabulary would've had
any idea themselves.

Betcha there's an bit the Repulsive tomorrow about the "Strange lights in
the West". Emma Barwood must hiding under her coffee table about now. :)

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


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill VanOrden
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:09 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Thursday Photo Op

I saw it from my driveway in Tempe.  Very cool!

I was driving out west on I10 a few years ago and they launched one about
8pm on the winter night (month unknown).  It appeared to rise straight up
out of the median a few miles away, I thought some truck had exploded at
first.

:<)

Hopefully we will get future heads up when they do this again.

Beevo (aka Bill VanOrden)


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