Good evening everyone, My son and I were very lucky to see two flahes from the maneuvering shuttle just after external tank jettison this evening. The observation was made at around 20:05 EST (01:05 UTC) from the cab of the truck I was using to move my furniture. I was on the highway and took an exit a few minutes before launch. We found a small street in an industrial park that was dark with an unobstructed horizon. I parked the truck and we waiting for the shuttle. The observation lasted a total of about 5 seconds but was very nice and easy to see. Site was at 45°50'55" N and 72°35'04" W. Shuttle catalog number is 33441. Daniel Deak Webmestre, site Obsat Pompier, municipalite de L'Avenir, Quebec COSPAR site 1747 : 45.7275°N, 72.3526°W, 191 m., UTC-5:00 Site en francais sur les satellites: French-language satellite web site : http://www.obsat.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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