"Jeff Findley" wrote in message
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"Sylvia Else" wrote in message
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Three days?

If Virgin galactic's weightless experience is too short, I can't help feeling
that three days is too long. Once the novelty of microgravity has worn off,
you've seen umpteen sunrises, and looked at every visible part of Earth from
at least 450km away, boredom's going to set in.

Speak for yourself. I've flown many times and every time I fly I spend every
minute of the flight with my eyes glued to the window. The exception is when
the cloud cover is so dense you just can't see *anything*. In LEO, the earth
goes by fast enough that excessive cloud cover shouldn't be a problem for more
than several minutes. ;-)


I've spent countless hours under that stars with my old
Meade 10" scope. But nothing came close to the first
time I looked at the Large Magellenic Cloud at night
at 37,000 feet. Unlike on the ground, at altitude you
could see the colors as if it were a long exposure.
The cloud was bright red, which gave you some
depth perception. I could actually tell which stars
were inside or in front of the cloud. It was the most
spectacular view of the sky I've ever seen.

From orbit, the night sky must be as colorful as it is
awe inspiring




Jeff
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"Take heart amid the deepening gloom
that your dog is finally getting enough cheese" - Deteriorata - National
Lampoon