Re: Shuttle launch observed
cyberkil (cyberkil@fcol.com)
Fri, 26 Sep 1997 03:07:33 +0000
i got a glimpse too, course im only 2 hours from the launch site.
i wanted to comment to about how it appereared not climbing.
it reminds me of a comet.
jeff hunt wrote:
> >From south central Maryland....awesome sight through 7X50 binocs.
> Bright (mag -1) orange-yellow plume, probably 1-2 degrees long, angled down
> from the horizontal about 30-40 degrees but flight path seems to be
> horizontal and not climbing, in fact the altitude appears to be decreasing as
> it passes my 90 deg azimuth going to toward the northeast. Probably no more
> than 10 degrees above the horizon...moving out.
>
> Surprised how orange colored the exhaust plume appeared. Perhaps, because it
> is so relatively low to the horizon.
>
> I know Jay... no big deal;-)
>
> Jeff Hunt <jhunt@eagle1.eaglenet.com>
> 38.8 N 76.7 W
> Charlotte Hall, Md. USA
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