In a message dated 9/22/2005 8:02:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, rdcrisp@earthlink.net writes: >>Hot off the press http://www.fototime.com/inv/D7BF2FB00D2A7A6 taken on Sept 22 evening<< Yep, that was it all right. "Streak" is certainly an appropriate name for it! It went off right on schedule, headed south, and in a matter of seconds filled the western sky with a brilliant white plume. I watched the whole thing, staging and all (was that second stage separation?), with my binoculars from a neighbor's front yard across the street from my house (in San Diego). A nice touch: it passed right above (and quite outshone) Venus. One passing bystander was quite awestruck by the event, but after things settled down he tried to sell me a subscription to the LA Times. I managed to detach myself from the conversation and got back inside the house exactly when Jeopardy! was starting. They couldn't have timed the launch better. Many thanks to the satellite list for the heads-up. It was really fun to watch. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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