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| 914GT |
 Sep 22 2005, 09:46 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,101 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Tucson Member No.: 2,923 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Any of you southern Cal. folks see the launch this evening from Vandenberg? A Minotaur satellite was launched about 7:25 PM PDT. Got a great view of it from Tucson. Here's a short video clip I made. It's not great due to difficulty focusing and some trees in the foreground.
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| campbellcj |
Sep 22 2005, 09:56 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,623 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California 
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I saw it on the way home from work tonite (I live in western LA near the Ventura county line) -- I immediately figured it was a rocket launch or space plane test or something like that. Normally I have my camera with me, but Murphy's Law of course meant it was at home tonite!
The trippy things were that (a) it appeared to do a loop at one point and (B) the smoke trail was incredibly bright (white against the twilight sky) so must've had some crazy chemicals and/or reflective particles in it. |
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914GT OT: Rocket launch Sep 22 2005, 09:46 PM
swood Yep, really bright and clear in all that marine la... Sep 22 2005, 09:53 PM TonyAKAVW ARGG!! http://www.914w... Sep 22 2005, 10:19 PM Lou W Saw it here in Eastern Riverside county, Hemet. Sa... Sep 22 2005, 10:54 PM kwales I've seen almost every launch from Cape Kenned... Sep 23 2005, 10:42 AM Headrage I used to work on south Vandenberg at a guidance s... Sep 23 2005, 10:58 AM zymurgist I remember when I was a kid growing up in south Fl... Sep 23 2005, 12:54 PM SGB I wenrt to the Appolo 17 launch back when my Uncle... Sep 23 2005, 01:10 PM
kwales I've been close to two launches.
Second one w... Sep 23 2005, 01:36 PM |
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