Northern Lights

**Patrad Fischroy** · 03-06-2009, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Brad

Will we see you there?

Not likely, and I am suddenly reminded that I should qualify that location with a Durham,NH so as to keep you research triangle folks from getting confused

**Bill O** · 03-11-2009, 07:41 AM

30% chance of Aurora by the end of the week according to spaceweather.com

In the meantime the space shuttle launch will be visible for most of the east coast tonight: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/0903...-spotting.html

**Rich** · 03-11-2009, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Bill O

In the meantime the space shuttle launch will be visible for most of the east coast tonight: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/0903...-spotting.html

Lets hope the launch goes off. Those poor guys have been waiting for the "pisstiller" (it changes the urine into drinking water) to be fixed for a few thousand orbits now! The new part is on this mission.

**dangergirl** · 03-11-2009, 07:27 PM

Thanks for the info! We will be spending the next two weekends on ridgelines in NH!!! Hopefully it will be clear! This weekend the pemi loop, next weekend the presi traverse!

**Charlie** · 03-11-2009, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Bill O

30% chance of Aurora by the end of the week according to spaceweather.com

In the meantime the space shuttle launch will be visible for most of the east coast tonight: http://www.space.com/spacewatch/0903...-spotting.html

Originally Posted by Rich

Lets hope the launch goes off. Those poor guys have been waiting for the "pisstiller" (it changes the urine into drinking water) to be fixed for a few thousand orbits now! The new part is on this mission.

well it's not happening tonight

**Patrad Fischroy** · 03-12-2009, 11:29 AM

Last word I got is they are shooting for Sunday for the shuttle launch. If not then the next launch window is in a month. I wouls like to see it this Sunday as I am in South FL right now and would get a pretty good sight.

**Bill O** · 03-15-2009, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by Patrad Fischroy

Last word I got is they are shooting for Sunday for the shuttle launch. If not then the next launch window is in a month. I wouls like to see it this Sunday as I am in South FL right now and would get a pretty good sight.

Does anybody know if they are launching in the same direction as last week?

**Patrad Fischroy** · 03-15-2009, 10:36 AM

It would appear so.

http://www.geocities.com/astronomy_3...tleLaunch.html

But no official verification on the claim.

**Bill O** · 03-15-2009, 11:53 AM

From that article it sounds like all launches to rendezvous with the ISS take it up the east coast.

**Patrad Fischroy** · 03-15-2009, 06:11 PM

Yeah, it seems strange. I tried to find something to corroborate that but I was unable to find it.

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