Nice to have the night launches back. From Alpha Ridge Park in Maryland (39.3058 N, 76.8992 W, 146mALS): The shuttle was not an easy target until about T+ 6 minutes - then it was about -1.5 mag about as bright as Sirius. I followed it in the eastern sky - about 8 deg above the horizon. It seem as though MECO was somewhat longer than T+ 8 minutes. Using 7x50 binos I followed it for about another 90 seconds and observed the short burns of the thrusters to maneuver the external fuel tank form the shuttle. I tried to capture it using a camcorder but it did not perform well in low light conditions. Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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