While we are waiting for Rick Balbridge’s photos to be released from captivity, I thought I would share my photos of the Re-entry from here in San Antonio, Texas. Nothing really spectacular compared to the others I have seen but I just wanted to give my perspective. Columbia was only predicted to be 8° at culmination from here to the north. The orbiter appeared very suddenly at about the culmination point, with debris immediately falling away. I suspect this is when the first explosion event took place and not the actual ion trail since the sun was already 12° above the horizon. I suspect the trail to be flames, and what every is spewing from the orbiter. I went back to the sight I took these and took some magnetic headings with a compass. By looking at an aeronautical map, I guesstimate this explosion event taking place somewhere near Abilene, Texas. Well anyway, here are some photos to look at. I have left them in a very large jpeg (1 meg) format because you will need to zoom in, to see small pieces of the debris detail. I have made notations on each shot explaining any pertinent details. www.solar-system.com Bryan Tobias San Antonio, Texas ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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