RE: Shuttle seen from home in Quebec !

From: Daniel Deak (dan.deak@sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2008 - 07:44:15 UTC

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    I agree with Jonathan for the whiter color after MECO for the flares but
    this whitening was gradual as if we could see the engine nozzles from behind
    instead of sideways as the shuttle was moving away. Photo flashes must be of
    extremely short duration. I remember one flare lasting so long that I had
    time to quit my binoculars and watch it with the unaided eyes. That sight
    will be long remembered.
    
    Daniel Deak
    Webmestre, site Obsat
    Pompier, municipalite de L'Avenir, Quebec
     
    COSPAR site 1747 : 45.7275°N, 72.3526°W, 191 m., UTC-4:00
     
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    -----Message d'origine-----
    De : Jonathan McDowell [mailto:jcm@head.cfa.harvard.edu] 
    Envoyé : 11 mars 2008 03:19
    À : seesat-l@satobs.org
    Objet : Re: Shuttle seen from home in Quebec !
    
    
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     Totally unforgettable and remarkable sight - nothing like an orbital pass.
    I also saw the orange color during SSME burn, but think it was whiter during
    the post MECO flares.
    
     - Jonathan McDowell
    
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