[amsat-bb] Re: Discovery

Sun Dec 10 08:55:52 PST 2006

Hi All: I saw STS-116 for a brief 10 seconds SE of Block Island Sound.
It appeared as an orange glowing nickel sized object SE of Block Island
Sound prior to MESO. It disappeared when the main engine was shut off.

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of John Wilcox / NS1Z
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 6:22 AM
To: Andrew Glasbrenner; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Discovery

This was my first opportunity to actually view the Shuttle launch from
my
own back yard (in Silver Springs). When it first fired off we looked to
the
south east. At first I thought what I saw was the lights from town,
about 4
miles away. The horizon was lit up pretty well. THen the exhaust from
the
launch vehicle became quite apparent and the light on the horizon faded
away. Watched until it moved behind that big old pine tree and then went
back to the TV coverage.

-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org]On
Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 01:57 UTC
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Discovery

Gorgeous view of Discovery climbing out tonight from across the state.
It
gave me a good feeling, especially knowing there are ham radio
satellites
onboard!

73, Drew KO4MA

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