[AZ-Observing] Re: Vandenberg Rocket Launch
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:56:43 -0700
Thanks Brian,
I do not think it was a cirrus cloud as it seemed lower and just one.
It was pretty ragged like a smoke trail, but much wider than
contrails. It caught my attention as up to that point it was clear
with no sign of any clouds over Phoenix.
Jeff
At 11:26 -0700 9/23/05, Brian Skiff wrote:
>>> ...night/early this morning. At about 12:30 AM I noticed a large strung
>>> out cloud passing over Phoenix. I would swear that it was the exhaust
>>> from the rocket launch. There were no other clouds around that I
>>> could see.
>
> There was thin cirrus pretty much all night, before the clouds
>really became thick circa 2am, so you'd have to consider those (or just
>an old contrail) as a source.
>
>\Brian
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