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Old 20-04-2023, 03:01 PM
glend (Glen)
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Spot the Starship Challenge!

Late tonight SpaceX is going to try and launch the Starship test vehicle. The flight path will dip down over South Africa before easing back to the north, passing overhead between Australia and PNG before splashing down in the Pacific off Hawaii. There is a good chance it might be visible from Australia, in the northern sky transiting from west to east. Expect it around 40 minutes after launch, is my guess, as they are predicting one hour to splash down. So here is the challenge, can you see it? Even better can you photograph it? Good luck. Remember it has black heat tiles on the side oriented for re-entry, so it might be difficult. But it is a big sucker. Good luck. Post any photos here.
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