Jake, Wow, good job, but me thinks you might be a little optimistic about the TV coverage. Robin Jake Rees wrote: > > Tuesday morning, I had been pessimistic about being able to see anything due > to extensive clouds. However, as sunset approached, it got better and > better and at 6 PM, there were only a few clouds and nothing much in my view > to the west towards Vandenberg. > > I saw it from near my home across an athletic field and school roof. It > launched about 20 min. into the window. First sighted coming up over a tree > on the horizon, it appeared as a short elongated orange flame through > binoculars. As it climbed various flashes were seen and stages dropping off > could be seen as "sparks" behind the rocket. A dim smoke trail could be > seen behind the missile's exhaust. After over 1:15 from liftoff, it became > very bright and white and a fan-shaped display suddenly grew out from the > exhaust. My friend said it looked like an angel. This display remained in > the sky for about a minute before fading somewhat abruptly. This most > interesting part of the display, I think, was looking down the tailpipe of > the missile exhaust as it was high into space and the fan-shape mostly below > it, was crystallized fuel propellent catching the sunrays. After it was all > gone, a dim light blue patch of color remained in the sky for a few minutes. > I also recorded it on camcorder; camcorder in right hand, binoculars in left > hand, and split my time between looking through each and just looking naked > eye. > > I would think there may be video of this certainly on local LA TV news and > maybe nationally and worldwide. > > -- Jake Rees > Burbank, California > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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