It looks like if Discovery gets off the pad on time this afternoon we have a chance (albeit a poor one) of seeing it tonight. CalSky reports for SPOC (should be good for northern Utah too): Appears 0h27m03s 3.9mag az:306.3° NW horizon Disappears 0h29m06s 2.4mag az:307.0° NW h:10.7° patrick p.s. Off topic: I'm going to make a short flight this afternoon from SLC International to out over the Burning Man regional Burn near Grantsville. Anyone care to come along? If so call me at 435.882.1209 by 2:45 p.m. I plan on taking off at 3 but could push that back if needed.
Like don't you just live down the road??? Wouldn't it be cheaper and quicker to just walk there? ;) In honor of Burning Man celebrations, if you would like, I could light you on fire to help get you there quicker. ;) Always remember the Burning Man motto: If you give a man fire, he is warm for a day, light him on fire and he will be warm the rest of his life! ;) Just doing my part! Quoting Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>:
It looks like if Discovery gets off the pad on time this afternoon we have a chance (albeit a poor one) of seeing it tonight.
CalSky reports for SPOC (should be good for northern Utah too):
Appears 0h27m03s 3.9mag az:306.3° NW horizon Disappears 0h29m06s 2.4mag az:307.0° NW h:10.7°
patrick
p.s. Off topic: I'm going to make a short flight this afternoon from SLC International to out over the Burning Man regional Burn near Grantsville. Anyone care to come along? If so call me at 435.882.1209 by 2:45 p.m. I plan on taking off at 3 but could push that back if needed. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
On 31 May 2008, at 13:42, diveboss@xmission.com wrote:
Wouldn't it be cheaper and quicker to just walk there? ;)
Cheaper? Yes. But not nearly as much fun!
In honor of Burning Man celebrations, if you would like, I could light you on fire to help get you there quicker. ;)
I'll pass... Cheers, patrick p.s. To get this back on topic, NASA TV reports they are about to clear the pad and on schedule for a 15:02 MDT launch. The orbiter is pressurized and they are working no issues.
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