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I am lurker for this group, but you guys always come through with the
right information. SO I have a question What path will the STS116 launch take? The reason I ask, is that we will be on a cruise from London to Miami. So I am hoping, we with lack of light pollution, that we will at least be able to see the glow of the engines. Thanks in advance!!! David |
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On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:29:41 -0500, Snoopyto wrote:
I am lurker for this group, but you guys always come through with the right information. SO I have a question What path will the STS116 launch take? The reason I ask, is that we will be on a cruise from London to Miami. So I am hoping, we with lack of light pollution, that we will at least be able to see the glow of the engines. Northeast out of Cape Canaveral, paralleling the US eastern seaboard before crossing the North Atlantic. Brian |
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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:36:40 GMT, Brian Thorn
wrote: On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:29:41 -0500, Snoopyto wrote: I am lurker for this group, but you guys always come through with the right information. SO I have a question What path will the STS116 launch take? The reason I ask, is that we will be on a cruise from London to Miami. So I am hoping, we with lack of light pollution, that we will at least be able to see the glow of the engines. Northeast out of Cape Canaveral, paralleling the US eastern seaboard before crossing the North Atlantic. Brian How far up the eastern seaboard are they looking at going before starting the crossing? |
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"Snoopyto" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:36:40 GMT, Brian Thorn wrote: On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:29:41 -0500, Snoopyto wrote: I am lurker for this group, but you guys always come through with the right information. SO I have a question What path will the STS116 launch take? The reason I ask, is that we will be on a cruise from London to Miami. So I am hoping, we with lack of light pollution, that we will at least be able to see the glow of the engines. Northeast out of Cape Canaveral, paralleling the US eastern seaboard before crossing the North Atlantic. Brian How far up the eastern seaboard are they looking at going before starting the crossing? Not really sure I can describe it, but basically take a flat map of the Earth and plot a sine curve with the peak being at 51.6 degrees north and south lattitude. So the "crossing" is simply an effect of the launch and Earth's geometry. It's not really a matter of them steering it across the Atlantic at any point. In any event, you probably should be able to see something. Night launches have been observed from as far inland as Albany NY. So out in the ocean you should be in a better position I would think. |
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Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
Not really sure I can describe it, but basically take a flat map of the Earth and plot a sine curve with the peak being at 51.6 degrees north and south lattitude. Maybe this will help. Watch this page until a track passes roughly over the launch site Northbound and that will be roughly the launch track. Right? http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/ Lee Jay |
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In sci.space.shuttle message
. net, Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:36:08, "Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote: Not really sure I can describe it, but basically take a flat map of the Earth and plot a sine curve with the peak being at 51.6 degrees north and south lattitude. So the "crossing" is simply an effect of the launch and Earth's geometry. Better : we know that ISS reaches the latitude of Finchley. So take a globe and stretch a piece of string over it so that it crosses KSC and is tangent to the latitude of Finchley (which occurs somewhere near Finchley) and see where the string goes. After Finchley, the track crosses (more or less) the southern tip of India (nice for ACC). -- (c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. Turnpike v6.05 MIME. Web URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/ - FAQqish topics, acronyms & links; Astro stuff via astron-1.htm, gravity0.htm ; quotings.htm, pascal.htm, etc. No Encoding. Quotes before replies. Snip well. Write clearly. Don't Mail News. |
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Thanks for the help folks. I really appreciate it.
David |
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"Snoopyto" wrote in message ... I am lurker for this group, but you guys always come through with the right information. SO I have a question What path will the STS116 launch take? The reason I ask, is that we will be on a cruise from London to Miami. So I am hoping, we with lack of light pollution, that we will at least be able to see the glow of the engines. Is your cruise direct from London to Miami? If it is, I assume you will be on a "great circle" track. The shuttle track will be a little North of your track. But, its engines only run for about 800 miles out from KSC and after SRB burn out it is NOT that bright in the visual spectrum. My guess is you will not be able to see it, but if I was you I would try anyway. Danny Dot www.mobbinggonemad.org Thanks in advance!!! David |
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