Marc (and all); OK, those photos are up. Also a couple of Iridium flare shots too. http://users.americanisp.net/~glwells/sts84.html Cheers; glwells@americanisp.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "glwells@Americanisp.net" <glwells@americanisp.net> To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 10:29 PM Subject: Re: STS 101 Launch Viewing > Mark, > > I had a very good experience with STS84 a couple of years ago. it was an > afternoon launch, and with the sun to the west the visibility was very good > well past SRB separation. I used a 600mm lens (about 10x on my 35mm and > could see the SRBs come off pretty well. > We were parked about midway along the west half of the causeway, there was > plenty of good viewing since the causeway is sloped. I understand we were > about 5.1 kilometers from 39B, the sound was good (when it finally arrived) > and I noticed a little bit of atmospheric 'flaring' around the vehicle in > the photos (I am not sure if it might have been an > 'I-didn't-spend-that-much-for-the-2x-teleconverter' phenomenon either). > > At any rate, it was a grand show. I put some of the photos up at > http://users.americanisp.net/~glwells/sts84.html > > Best wishes. > > Gary Wells > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MARK S. RECER" <msrecer@yahoo.com> > To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 7:19 PM > Subject: STS 101 Launch Viewing > > > > Would love to hear any hints about launch viewing at > > KSC. I hope to get within three mile range. Yet may be > > at the 6 mile point. 10X50's the best? Also I am > > curious of confidence in the 4-24 launch date with all > > the problems now being dealt with. What part of the > > causeway offers best viewing. Its an afternoon launch > > with a small window. If anyone has been or any help > > would be great. I watched sts 96 launch. The amazing > > thing was the sudden drop in visibility early in morn > > just two minutes prior to liftoff. Moisture in air > > suddenly increased muffling sound and obscuring > > view. The flare of the srb's was most notable. Some > > kind of aluminum propellant gives it that quality. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. > > http://invites.yahoo.com > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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