> Don Gardner wrote: > Rick - Do you think that it's possible to see the shuttle during a > daytime launch?? I saw it once at night from the DC area and it was great. _______________________________________ Actually, the first 2-1/2 minutes are very easy since the solids are burning. But they will be dropped off way before the Shuttle reaches the D.C. area. The Shuttle main engines do not produce any smoke, so seeing it will be very difficult. However, I've seen it several years ago from Virginia in daylight and Yes, it was difficult and only visible in binoculars. It was probably easier then than the upcoming launch since the shuttle was not in a sunward direction. I posted the information just for completeness, but should have mentioned the difficulty in seeing it. Thank you, Don, for pointing this out. RICK B. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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