Re: USA 193 NOTAM released?

From: Jeff Umbarger (jumbarger2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 18 2008 - 20:54:53 UTC

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    Hey All,
         If I'm not mistaken at 3:30 UT in the Hawaiian
    Islands it is 17:30 local time. On that date the sun
    sets (for Honolulu anyways) at 18:30. So if you where
    attempting to observe from Oahu or Kauai, I believe
    (based on the plot) you would be looking into the
    setting sun. This would apply for the missile launch.
    However impact and follow through would track to the
    northwest - north - and then off to the northeast. Can
    anyone confirm? (I've got a sister there who I would
    like to "enlist" in the observation.) 
    
         Regards,
              Jeff Umbarger
              Plano, TX USA
    
    --- Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl>
    wrote:
    
    > 
    > 
    > Ted Molczan schreef:
    > > The following appears to be the NOTAM for the
    > operation to destroy USA 193 using
    > > a missile:
    > [snip]
    > > I have made the following plot, which shows that
    > USA 193 will pass through the
    > > restricted zone on 2008 Feb 21, near 03:30 UTC
    > (Feb 20, 10:30 PM EST):
    > 
    > Coincidentally or not, this is during the totality
    > phase of the lunar eclipse 
    > that same night. Good for optical tracking of faint
    > fragments.
    > 
    > - Marco
    > 
    > 
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