----- Original Message ----- From: <DeHBeaver0@aol.com> To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 1:26 PM Subject: Shuttle over NYC > So...anyone know what the situation is on viewing the shuttle Thursday > night over NYC: First, is it the main engines that are bright enough to see, > after the shuttle passes and the rear faces me? How bright? And, where sould > I look to find it? _____________________________________________________________ Please see plot of Shuttle trajectory as viewed from NYC at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=940828&a=2571482&p=29808587 Plot made with SKYMAP. Shuttle only reaches about 8 degrees high in the Southeast at its highest just at Main Engine Cutoff. I have not seen a Shuttle launch, so I cannot comment on the visibility of the Main Engines while the Shuttle is in darkness. Anyone on the East Coast who would like a custom plot of the upcoming launch for their location, just send your coordinates to me at rickbaldridge@dellnet.com RICK BALDRIDGE Campbell, CA USA N37.272 W121.977 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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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