Anyone interested in a road trip to Wells, Nevada tomorrow morning for the Genesis reentry? Wells lies very close to the intersection of the reentry path and I-80/NV 93 according to the Nasa map (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/images/genesisreentry/ tigermap1024_grid.gif) The re-entry time would be 9:52 am MDT. Wells is about 2 1/2 - 3 hrs from Salt Lake. Or as an alternate, as if that wasn't thrilling enough, we could try to sneak into the Dugway Proving Ground's Granite Peak facility to watch the retrieval first hand. Be sure to pack your Kevlar flack jacket. (This is a joke people! I don't think they'd let us in.) Any interest? Dave Bennett P.S. Patrick, will you be going anywhere for the re-entry? On Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 11:34 AM, Kim Hyatt wrote:
I'm wondering - Since the "capture" is supposed to take place inside Utah, will the fireball be visible from near the UT/NV border? Any guesses Patrick, or anyone else?
Kim Hyatt Architect 1849 East 1300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801.631.5228
Kim and all others interested, here's a cite with the fireball's path:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/ 03sep_genesisreentry.htm<http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/ 03sep_genesisreentry.htm>
Also, Space Weather says ham radio may be able to pick up static from the fireball:
http://www.spaceweather.com/index.html<http://www.spaceweather.com/ index.html>
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