Posted on 02/19/2008 3:52:52 PM PST by Scarpetta
I saw not only Atlantis and the International Space Station flyover my neighborhood tonight, but I also saw the spy satellite scheduled for missile destruction on Thursday/
Michelle Obama, eat your heart out. This is one proud American.
Right On,where did you see it?
Got a tracker link?
When? Where in the sky?
The skies over Abington, Pennsylvania, outside Philly.
I hope they can distinguish between the two and not shoot down the wrong one. ;-)
This is the United States Navy we’re talking about.
tanks!
Cloudy here in Michigan.
It didn’t deflate my enthusiasm but it certainly made me question what kind of children we’re producing.
Here in Mobile we can usually hear the sonic boom when the shuttle reenters and heads for touchdown. And yes, I’m one proud American also when I hear it! I’m not a big McCain fan but will vote for him anyway - and Cindy solidified my support today with her snappy reply to Ms Hussein O.
Just clouds, as usual.
*sigh*
True.
Ya, I saw it last night. It was a 5 minute flyby yesterday.
Wow, what B#$ch to try and keep up with in a telescope.
FAA reports early morning flash in sky was meteor
SPOKANE, Wash.- Thousands of people in Northwest woke to a huge streaking flash in the sky early Tuesday morning. At around 5:30 a.m. KHQ began receiving reports of a bright flash in the sky. According to the Oregonian.com the Federal Aviation Administration, after talking to air traffic controllers, is reported the flash was a meteor.
Viewers began calling KHQ around 5:35 a.m. Tuesday to report what they saw. Those viewers called in from as far away as Clarkston, Lewiston, Republic, Wenatchee, Hayden and Troy, Idaho, and Missoula, Montana.
Various websites reported eyewitnesses all across the Northwest saying the flash looked like anything from summer lightning, a meteor, a rocket, a satellite, or just an exploding transformer. Several other viewers reported feeling a sonic boom moments after the flash in the sky.
Weird.
Didn't see it. Saw a huge flashing streak in the sky. Not recently, though.
Steve Frick, the mission commander was my classmate at USNA. We were both in the same company. He’s very smart. While I had to study constantly to barely graduate, I remember he had time to study and build airplane models in his room.
Also Sonny (Pandaya) Williams, the female astronaut who recently set the endurance record for US females a few months back was also in my company but in a different class.
Two very nice, down to earth people.
As for me, I work in a cubicle at a power utility ;-)
Two out of three ain’t bad.
Cloudy here in Michigan, so no luck.
Saw the shuttle and ISS last night. Still fairly light (Hawaii) at 1858 but very visible. A lot more distance between them than I expected, with the trailing one much brighter. Fast moving suckers.........
Glad to call you FRiend.
Yeah, higher than I thought but much more distinct too. I could count the lights and their colors. A one in a life time experience, just the same.
Even though we all know that USAFA is the best. :-)
The only thing overhead in NW Ohio in February is clouds. Day and night. :)
My wife and I looked for them but didn’t see them. :(
And I don’t understand why, other than the sky being fairly bright.
I had punched in the numbers at Heavens Above.
Well, there’s the eclipse tomorrow night.
Sure wish that meteor had done it’s thing yesterday afternoon. We flew from Spokane to Sacramento mid-day with clear skies all the way. Was able to pick out some familiar sites along the Columbia River and Hanford reservation. Too Cool.
You may be right but you can’t say it until the end of the next football season. Calhoun is a great coach. Paul Johnson is gone, game over, man. ;-)
Well, it IS February...
PING FOR LATER
Another pass tonight, will try and find my binoculars this time. Looks like 70s separation now.
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