huh thats it lol - a major event like this!!? haha fffffffffffrrout what about sonic booms ect how far away from under flight path will it be visible? (if anything like meteors it would be some 250klm radius? how steep is descent? wow compare the the stuff that was available for stardust re-entry some years ago like http://reentry.arc.nasa.gov/viewingforum.html
this is pathetic
sooo according to the text here - it doesnt get down to altitude of 100 klm till over/aligned with Glendambo? and is estimated to be about mag -5 at this point, at maximum brightness, when viewed in NW at about 15d above horizon? so some 100(s?) of klm to the NW of town of Glendambo still? - are they talking about just the small sample container, the fridge sized mother craft - is that long burned up before? how far apart will they be at this point? might be going for a drive , stayed at glendambo for total eclipse back in '02, neat place
well i guess its a no brainer to just drive up the highway (in NW direction) 1 or 200 klm and wait, making sure found a spot and hideout before they close highway EASY! WOOOHOOO now for weather edit: ooh and that looks sweet too! long weekend and all! whew
for all that, Fringe-dweller! I was just reading that it was expected to come in at quite a steep angle, so maybe I wont see anything from Perth after all.
Make sure you take a camera and get some pics for us!
I think the track will be high enough as it goes over Onslow to see from Perth... my question would be, too high and early for atmospheric friction to heat it up?
OICURMT, it says it will be in earths shadow during that leg of journey on that site, as you saw... would it warm up enough around 500 klm up? wouldnt think so? ,steep descent tho? wouldnt expect dense enough atmosphere till about at least 150 - 120 klm altitude? would some other effect come into play, a slight enough glow from something else? wont be long i spose to find out
What I would give to be on the NASA DC-8 flight. I see they have closed off the Stuart Highway....what are the odds the Probe will land near the highway let alone hit something.
Interesting bit in the paper: "Among the first people to see it on its return will be local Aboriginal elders, who will fly out in a helicopter to check it has not damaged any sites sacred to the local indigenous people."
Last edited by Hans Tucker; 13-06-2010 at 10:29 PM.
BTW: Can't get the live feed keeps timing out (too busy?) [late edit: Quote from Nasa :“Please note that such downlinks have proven very difficult in past missions.”]
, stayed at glendambo for total eclipse back in '02, neat place
for all that, Fringe-dweller! I was just reading that it was expected to come in at quite a steep angle, so maybe I wont see anything from Perth after all. 
