I have been reading several recent posts alluding to observations being reported during the reentry phase. For reference you might want to check the accounts I have posted of a few of my own past observations at: http://www.eclipsetours.com/sat/shuttle.html where you can see the typical reentry visual characteristics. I have witnessed a number of these incredible phenomena and due to the my recent jet lag from my last trip to Moscow and the long distance to the post sunrise path, I decided not to try for STS-107 this time. The glowing fireball can be rather deceptive since it looks rather like a meteor. Without recording the reentry on video, visual observations should be considered suspect especially from first time observers. I have seen a cloud similar to the debris cloud shown on radar in connection with the external tank reentry. Here the lighter fragmented material is suspended at high altitude for hours. I plan to post this photo shortly on the same site. Paul ===== Paul D. Maley 29.6049N, 95.1069W, alt.6m email: pdmaley@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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