Archives for 19 January 2006

My Shots of the New Horizons Launch

Published on 19 Jan 2006 at 3:10 pm. 3 Comments.
Filed under Images, Observation Log.

These are shots I took of the New Horizons launch from my front yard on the other side of Florida — about 140 miles away from the launch site.
The filenames indicate date and time as YYMMDD_HHMMSS Eastern Standard Time.
Notice shot 060119_140207 also has a highly processed version as well. This was the moment when the [...]

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New Horizons Launch Attempt Today

Published on 19 Jan 2006 at 12:50 pm. No Comments.
Filed under In the News, Video.

Greetings and welcome back to the “Big Rocket Show.”
12:54 PM: So far so good.
- Announcing green for all weather constraints.
- Built in 10 minute hold coming up at T-4 minutes.
- Clouds need to thin a little or the launch will be delayed while they switch to a different weather configuration.

1:04 PM: No go due [...]

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St Petersburg, FL

  • Temp: 86°F
  • Humidity: 66%
  • Wind: Calm
  • Clouds: clear skies
  • Visibility: 10 miles

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