[amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday

[Tim Cunningham]

It is definitely worth the experience. I have viewed it from the viewing 
area at the Cape with only a 30 minute delay, but the most memorable was 
actually from Clearwater on the other coast of Florida. I had just checked 
into my hotel room for a business trip and turned on the television. As I 
was looking at the view through the palm tress over some water to the east, 
I heard the news break that the shuttle was about ready for lift off. The 
sun was setting on the back side of the hotel and I could see the reflection 
of the moon on the water through the pine trees at dusk. It was just a few 
seconds before I saw the glow of the engines and watched the shuttle lift 
off  up and arching over the moon leaving its trail behind. It was an 
awesome sight! As luck would have it I did not have my camera with me, but 
that sight is etched in my mind forever.


73's,

Tim - N8DEU


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Elly" <w1gud at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" <nigel at ngunn.net>
Cc: <lstenzel at bellsouth.net>; <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:46 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: About Shuttle Launch on Monday


> I've covered more than 100 shuttle lanuches for Tampa CBS now FOX
> station...
> Its worth it. Get a room, book the time...and see the sight of a
> lifetime.
> Every shuttle is different....
> Atlantis unreal Monday...very different angle...
> A once in a lifetime...worth the trip
>
> great beaches and sea food in-between launch attempts
>
> 73, Warren W1GUD
> On May 12, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
>
>> Agreed, but the further you travel, the more chance that the launch
>> will be delayed by a significant number of days or
>> weeks.
>>
>> lstenzel at bellsouth.net wrote:
>>  Viewing of a launch and tour of KSC are worth the trip.
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