Watched the TERRIERS Pegasus rocket from a rural area about 5 miles south of my home (near Elk Grove, California). I'm about 175 miles northeast of the drop zone, so I see nothing but the nozzle end. Saw it at about 05:12 May 18 UT. Rough estimate of azimuth is 200 deg and highest altitude 15 deg, using Corvus and the horizon as a guide. Orange-red, about mag -3 at its best, would have been brighter if not for scattered cirrus. As it quickly rose above the horizon it disappeared at about elevation 10 deg., then reappeared again. 3rd stage? A small portion of the exhaust plume was visible, lit by the sun, just before I lost it or it burned out. __________________________________________________________ Jim Varney -121.398 W, 38.457 N, 10m Member, Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society GPS Elsets www.softcom.net/users/gps/gps.html