East Coast Night Launch Viewing

Members of our list may also be interested in viewing this article on
SPACE.com concerning visibility of the upcoming night launch of
Discovery that is scheduled for Thursday evening:

http://space.com/scienceastronomy/06...spotting.html_

Based on the "visibility footprint" map, the best region to watch the
Shuttle's powered ascent to orbit is across the Carolinas, where both the
solid rocket
boosters and three-main engine burn (to MECO) should be visible.

Tim

Tim Rogers wrote:

Members of our list may also be interested in viewing this article on
SPACE.com concerning visibility of the upcoming night launch of
Discovery that is scheduled for Thursday evening:

http://space.com/scienceastronomy/06...spotting.html_

Based on the "visibility footprint" map, the best region to watch the
Shuttle's powered ascent to orbit is across the Carolinas, where both the
solid rocket
boosters and three-main engine burn (to MECO) should be visible.

Tim

There is also a possibility that observers at a specific location on the
northeast coast of Florida will be able to see the Shuttle pass
(transit) in front of the moon during the launch phase. The footprint
area for this event is quite small, probably a few miles long and even
less in width. This news came from a very credible contributor on the
Shuttle newsgroup but I haven't been able to find any more information
on the exact location for seeing it.