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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:41:52 PM EDT
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
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Wow. I got caught flat-footed on cameras 'cause they're locked up in my safe, but watching it in person was spectacular.
The sky is a little hazy, humidity at the ground is high so not optimal for photography. Sour grapes. I saw a lot of stage 2 burning, and stage 1's re-entry burn plus a few pulses of guidance thrusters. |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:42:20 PM EDT
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Got to see it, thanks!
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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:42:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Sodie]
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Wow the skies were so clear today, this launch lit up the sunsetting sky like a firework!!!
 1:15   Rocket in the Sky plus Accident. f'n rubber neckers!!! |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:44:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By desertmoon: Swweeeeet! Did you get the stage one separation? No. It went behind the clouds. 
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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:44:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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It looked like the second stage was is sunlight until around T+00:08:00. They went to the landing so it could have been a little bit longer.
Waiting for jellyfish photos or videos. I just watched the video from the car. Muted the noise. Hopefully someone gets that from a beach. |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:46:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: Wow. I got caught flat-footed on cameras 'cause they're locked up in my safe, but watching it in person was spectacular. The sky is a little hazy, humidity at the ground is high so not optimal for photography. Sour grape. I saw a lot of stage 2 burning, and stage 1's re-entry burn plus a few pulses of guidance thrusters. I didn't know about, I was unpacking at the hotel and heard it. Forgot the phone in the room, it was an awesome sight. That thing is fast! |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:48:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/1/2024 10:56:41 PM EDT
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There could be another on 5 April with launch at 7:25 PM PDT. Would it be better and less confusing to start a new thread or just update the title and new information on this page?
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Posted: 4/1/2024 11:14:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
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I got a Ring camera video with the voice of my wife talking to our cat (through the camera), who was watching me watch the launch. I don't know if I'll be able to edit it down to anything presentable, but it's pretty funny and you can see the re-entry burn for several seconds.
The burn looks much brighter on the Ring video than it did to my eyes. Ring works mostly in infrared in low light. |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 11:20:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: There could be another on 5 April with launch at 7:25 PM PDT. Would it be better and less confusing to start a new thread or just update the title and new information on this page? SoCal has a good chance of foul weather that evening. 
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Posted: 4/1/2024 11:22:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: SoCal has a good chance of foul weather that evening. There may be more suitable events. Just check the SpaceX website daily or my SpaceX launch thread or this one if that works for people. I just decided to update this one for the next event. If how I present it is confusing I will start a new thread for each event. The problem is that people may not see it whereas they can flag or book mark this ONE and check the first post and title for upcoming events. |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 11:29:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: There may be more suitable events. Just check the SpaceX website daily or my SpaceX launch thread or this one if that works for people. I just decided to update this one for the next event. If how I present it is confusing I will start a new thread for each event. The problem is that people may not see it whereas they can flag or book mark this ONE and check the first post and title for upcoming events. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By California_Kid: SoCal has a good chance of foul weather that evening. There may be more suitable events. Just check the SpaceX website daily or my SpaceX launch thread or this one if that works for people. I just decided to update this one for the next event. If how I present it is confusing I will start a new thread for each event. The problem is that people may not see it whereas they can flag or book mark this ONE and check the first post and title for upcoming events. My personal preference would be to keep everything in the SpaceX thread. I'm kicking myself very lightly for messing up on this one. I probably could have gotten a few good stills if I had been mindful of this launch. |
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Posted: 4/2/2024 8:27:38 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/2/2024 11:08:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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From Santa Clara, UT. Credit CDale Gibson
 St George, UT. Credit Bert Berger  St George UT. Credit Sheri Humphries  Multiple videos at this link Mulege, Mexico (Baja California). Credit: Pati Taylor 
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Posted: 4/2/2024 11:20:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1969GTX: Hopefully can see it from NM. Thanks for the heads up. Did you look and if you saw it from where? |
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Posted: 4/2/2024 11:25:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: HDLS]
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I was about 15 mins late yesterday.
 Supposed to be raining here Friday. |
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Posted: 4/4/2024 11:52:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#17]
Next event: Starlink 8-1 on 6 April 2024. Launch window: 7:25 PM - 11:15 PDT/MST
Webcast for Starlink 8-1:  TBD - SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 8-1 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live |
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Posted: 4/5/2024 12:14:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HDLS: I was about 15 mins late yesterday. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/367483/IMG_8891-3176120.jpg Supposed to be raining here Friday. Same 
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Posted: 4/5/2024 9:09:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Cancelled due to weather. Now on 6 April 2024. |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 6:48:03 PM EDT
[#20]
Bumping for tonight’s launch!
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Posted: 4/6/2024 6:54:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: azjeeper]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gunslinger808: Bumping for tonight’s launch! 7:30? Edit: Never mind, looks like 7:25. |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 7:07:57 PM EDT
[#22]
I'm ready. The sky looks pretty good in San Diego.
Nothing can stop me now, other than a scrub. |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 7:10:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: I'm ready. The sky looks pretty good in San Diego. Nothing can stop me now, other than a scrub. |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 7:10:53 PM EDT
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I managed to catch the last one
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Posted: 4/6/2024 7:17:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheYellowThing: Vandenberg launch? Yes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TEiQGiff_w |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 7:53:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: I'm ready. The sky looks pretty good in San Diego. Nothing can stop me now, other than a scrub. Corona standing by. I'll be prepared this time! Doing a ramp shutdown on 91 and working all night, so if it gets pushed to 23:30 I'll be up and about |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 8:05:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chukar: Corona standing by. I'll be prepared this time! Doing a ramp shutdown on 91 and working all night, so if it gets pushed to 23:30 I'll be up and about Me too. I have Canon T2i body with an EF 24-105 lens for motion, and a 5D Mark III with my 300 f/4 fixed for stills. I will not be skunked again, other than by forces beyond my control. |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:21:28 PM EDT
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YT video just went live.
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:39:29 PM EDT
[#29]
Who saw it?
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:44:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:45:53 PM EDT
[#31]
GREAT views tonight!
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:53:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:57:35 PM EDT
[#33]
I am near Las Cruces NM, and saw it very clearly.
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:58:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:59:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 1969GTX]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Did you look and if you saw it from where? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By 1969GTX: Hopefully can see it from NM. Thanks for the heads up. Did you look and if you saw it from where? Saw it! Artesia, NM. SE corner of NM. It was low on the horizon so we didn't see the jellyfish. Picked it up about 5 minutes after launch. Edit Falcon 9 is what we saw. The previous one got pushed into a cloudy night so no luck. |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 10:59:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/6/2024 11:07:02 PM EDT
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Awesome view in my area. I'm too busy to process images tonight.
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Posted: 4/6/2024 11:19:56 PM EDT
[#38]
That was bad axe!!!!!
Thank you all for the heads up.  |
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Posted: 4/6/2024 11:54:42 PM EDT
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And a big thank you to America People, without him I’d never have known when to look!
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Posted: 4/7/2024 12:48:04 AM EDT
[Last Edit: SweetKnuckles]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Who saw it? Got a good view from 33 N Lat in AZ Thanks for posting |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 1:08:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Backscatter: I'm too close to get the full jellyfish effect. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/286651/tempImaged27GDE_jpg-3180600.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/286651/tempImageAIeSA2_jpg-3180601.JPG Same here.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 1:37:59 AM EDT
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 My first, unexpected, and on my birthday.  From the windshield, westbound on i40 from William AZ. |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 1:57:13 AM EDT
[Last Edit: HDLS]
[#43]
Somehow I totally spaced it and missed it.
 Fuck. Edit: Happy Birthday @nvgeologist cool you got to see it. |
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Posted: 4/7/2024 8:16:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
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I got video and some stills last night, probably nothing presentable. You can see MECO and the second stage starting up, although at minimal zoom on a 24-105 lens. I fat-fingered my lens out of focus when I went to full zoom. The focus ring is really loose, and I should have taped it in place at infinity and maybe stopped it down a bit. I caught the fairings, blurry. Most unfortunate because the second stage jellyfish passed right over Jupiter from my POV.
I think I'd be better off using a 70-300 for video next time. I used a 300 prime on a full-frame body for stills. A few might be salvageable, but I had focus problems and there was a pretty bad smudge of organic matter on the skylight filter. I got a couple of stills of the re-entry burn that would have been good with a clean lens and in focus. I also should have stopped it down a bit.I should concentrate on video next time, and try to have a competent spare human to do stills. Oh, and use the full-frame body for video. |
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Posted: 4/9/2024 9:43:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: I got video and some stills last night, probably nothing presentable. You can see MECO and the second stage starting up, although at minimal zoom on a 24-105 lens. I fat-fingered my lens out of focus when I went to full zoom. The focus ring is really loose, and I should have taped it in place at infinity and maybe stopped it down a bit. I caught the fairings, blurry. Most unfortunate because the second stage jellyfish passed right over Jupiter from my POV. I think I'd be better off using a 70-300 for video next time. I used a 300 prime on a full-frame body for stills. A few might be salvageable, but I had focus problems and there was a pretty bad smudge of organic matter on the skylight filter. I got a couple of stills of the re-entry burn that would have been good with a clean lens and in focus. I also should have stopped it down a bit.I should concentrate on video next time, and try to have a competent spare human to do stills. Oh, and use the full-frame body for video. Sounds like a very successful test run to identify problem areas and improvement in lens choice for the next event. You also identify areas for others to help photograph it. |
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Posted: 4/9/2024 10:22:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Sounds like a very successful test run to identify problem areas and improvement in lens choice for the next event. You also identify areas for others to help photograph it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By California_Kid: I got video and some stills last night, probably nothing presentable. You can see MECO and the second stage starting up, although at minimal zoom on a 24-105 lens. I fat-fingered my lens out of focus when I went to full zoom. The focus ring is really loose, and I should have taped it in place at infinity and maybe stopped it down a bit. I caught the fairings, blurry. Most unfortunate because the second stage jellyfish passed right over Jupiter from my POV. I think I'd be better off using a 70-300 for video next time. I used a 300 prime on a full-frame body for stills. A few might be salvageable, but I had focus problems and there was a pretty bad smudge of organic matter on the skylight filter. I got a couple of stills of the re-entry burn that would have been good with a clean lens and in focus. I also should have stopped it down a bit.I should concentrate on video next time, and try to have a competent spare human to do stills. Oh, and use the full-frame body for video. Sounds like a very successful test run to identify problem areas and improvement in lens choice for the next event. You also identify areas for others to help photograph it. Thanks for your kind words. Exploring any new area of photography always presents challenges. I did get a few things right.
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Posted: 5/7/2024 12:27:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#47]
Next event: Starlink 8-2 on 9 May 2024. Launch window: 9:30 - 10:18 PM PDT/MST
Expected possible launch times (all PDT time zone): Los Angeles (LA) sunset events on 9 May 2024: 1) Sunset: 7:43 PM PDT 2) Civil twilight: 8:11 PM PDT 3) Nautical twilight: 8:44 PM PDT 4) Astronomical twilight: 9:19 PM PDT For sunrise/sunset/twilight times for your location here is one site to do that Webcast for Starlink 8-2:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 8-2 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:21:22 PM EDT
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Bump so western US folks see it in time to prepare.
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:27:48 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Bump so western US folks see it in time to prepare. Thanks for the heads up! |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:32:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Bump so western US folks see it in time to prepare. Thank you, I am 20 miles N of El Paso and saw the Jelly Fish last time they launched just by chance. |
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