Canopus56 wrote:
Two charts showing predicted brightness in magnitudes - http://reentry.arc.nasa.gov/brightness.jpg http://reentry.arc.nasa.gov/Moonpnts.jpg Apparently the track will be in the mag may be at mag 6, 7 or 8 range and south of Wendover on a line between Elko and the Utah Test and Training Range is the prime viewing spot. But for every 200km from the track, the magnitude drops 1.5 mags. So it will be dimmer in Salt Lake.
Just a clarification of Kurt's note. When he refers to "mag 6, 7 or 8" remember that that's _negative_ 6, 7 or 8. When you consider Venus is "only" about -4, you can imagine how bright -8 will be. Throw in the ion train and sonic booms and, from Wendover at least, it ought to be quite a show. Patrick -- Patrick Wiggins NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah http://www.trilobyte.net/paw/ paw@trilobyte.net 435.882.1209