In message <08e2b79a7e34b32d0f1864e535fb3af3@mm.invalid.de>, Markus Mehring <m.m@gmx.net> writes >... > >Considering the spectacular ET venting that the post-separation video >from onboard STS-122 showed, I wonder if the ET venting has ever been >observed from the ground. Granted it's been a few years, but I've seen >the Shuttle and ET just after separation coming over the hump passing >over Europe, though I surely didn't notice any signs of venting then. > Yes, though Edinburgh no longer enjoys overhead passes by the Shuttle, I (and others) saw jet-like structures following the launch of STS 99 on 2000 February 11. See: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Feb-2000/0222.html Alan -- Alan Pickup / Edinburgh / Scotland / COSPAR 2707: 55.8968N 3.1989W +208m (WGS84 datum) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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