Hello, Here in Europe we do have opportunities to observe both the space shuttle and the external tank separated some 20 minutes after launch with 51.6 degrees launches. When they make a visible transit both objects are still close together. On the same orbit the ET will make a destructive reentry close to Hawai. I know that some Seesat L-ers have already seen a ET reentry but here comes my question: At the time of ET reentry I think that both objects must be visible, a reentering ET and a shuttle making a normal transit(when not in shadow). Did anyone observe this ? Can shuttle astronauts observe an ET reentering the atmosphere or are they to occupied with making shuttle manoeuvres ? Greetings, Tristan Cools t.cools@yucom.be Belgian Working Group Satellites(BWGS) Ryckevelde: 3.2856E/51.2045N - OBS place 2 Brugge: 3.2166E/51.2104N - OBS place 3(home) Primary site http://gallery.uunet.be/tcools/satimage/index.htm Mirror site http://www.satimage.bwgs.yucom.be/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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