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Hi Andy,
Last night I participated as a volunteer at a public viewing event held
by the Western Sydney Parklands Trust near Abbotsbury.
I happened to be looking the right way at the right time and witnessed the spectacular
visible phase of its re-entry in most of its entirety.
It was colossally bright and moving slowly and nearly horizontally across
the south-western horizon. As it broke apart it betrayed its elemental
makeup and turned a brilliant green.
Luckily the members of the general public that were there got to witness
it as well and they were awestruck.
There were loud shouts and shrills of joy.
Since we were within the park which has no electric lighting, it afforded
about as good a view of it as one could expect in suburbia.
So for a viewing night were we where happy to show off some views
of the planets, the Jewel Box, Omega Centauri and the Sombrero, it was a big
bonus.
What made it even luckier was that only an hour before it had been cloudy
but the clouds had completely parted after sunset.
My wife also witnessed it driving south on the M1 freeway near Gosford.
It may have been captured on a dashcam but we would need to check.
Best regards
Gary Kopff
Wildcard Innovations
Mount Kuring-Gai NSW
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