Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA December 22, 2017, 09:48:23 pm Fantastic light show in LA CA tonite, Space X....before we knew what it was, we were a little concerned 😦 3 Likes
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #1 – December 22, 2017, 10:35:34 pm We found out about it on the evening news and were bummed we missed it as we had heard about it previously and meant to watch. Next time! 1 Likes
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #2 – December 22, 2017, 10:51:03 pm Good view from Bakersfield:https://www.facebook.com/bakersfieldnow/videos/10155960970414935/ 1 Likes
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #3 – December 22, 2017, 11:04:07 pm We had a great show in Poway. Some friends alerted us this morning so my grandson and I launched beer can rockets (over 100 feet) late in the afternoon to get in the spirit. We then watched the live feed on thecomputer, and minutes later it appeared rising from our northwestern horizontal .It was a wonderful family show!HD 1 Likes
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #4 – December 22, 2017, 11:06:26 pm On a humorous note, one of my wife's friends called and said "Oh, my Gawd, is this the north Koreans?"
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #5 – December 23, 2017, 09:07:18 am Wait, what? Was that the capsule reentry? I can’t find anything about it this AM. We are in FL and saw the launch, on video due to cloud cover obscuring our view. The recovery of the booster was perfect, looking like a CG movie. Buck Rogers style.
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #6 – December 23, 2017, 09:19:01 am Very cool! ...all I've gotten in Missouri was an eclipse & a T-shirt. Lynne 1 Likes
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #7 – December 23, 2017, 11:04:31 am We are at McDowell Mountain Park near Fountain Hills, AZ. The two photos are what we saw. At this distance from the launch the rocket was moving so slowly and initially was so close to the cloud plume I thought the plume was a fire and the rocket was the light from a helicopter.Jim 1 Likes
UPDATED PIC: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #8 – December 23, 2017, 11:33:43 am It’s SANTA!! 3 Likes
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #9 – December 23, 2017, 12:11:35 pm Another SpaceX from Vandenberg! That’s what you saw. SpaceX rocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California - SpaceX rocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California - NBC News
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #10 – December 23, 2017, 03:54:21 pm We are staying about 25 air miles from the launch site. Saw the impending launch on the news and stepped outside to watch. It launched after local sunset and we watched the yellow/orange rocket plume climb from the horizon and then head south. After a couple of minutes, the contrail reached direct sunlight and became much brighter. It took a few minutes for the low rumbling sounds from the rocket to travel the 25 miles before we could finally hear them. I wished I'd had the time to dig out a camera!Art
Re: Light show in the sky tonite Southern CA Reply #11 – December 26, 2017, 07:56:24 pm What not to do during a rocket launch. See what happens at 1:15 into video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7wbSwTuEk 1 Likes