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    From Mike Dippel@3:640/1116 to ALL on Sun Mar 14 20:12:24 2021
    My wife and I set the alarm for 5:45 AM this morning so we could view the launch. Our
    lanai faces east and we have an unobstructed view for miles with no ambient light at night.
    We are about 20 miles south of Tampa, a perfect location to view the launches.

    Sure enough, we saw the launch countdown, the liftoff, and 3 minutes later we looked up
    into the sky and saw it live at 6:01 AM as scheduled.

    This is the 4th from our home and many more even when we lived in the Fort Lauderdale
    area.

    Mike Dippel
    hobbylinebbs.com

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Mike Dippel on Mon Mar 15 22:53:00 2021
    Hello Mike Dippel!

    ** On Sunday 14.03.21 - 20:12, Mike Dippel wrote to ALL:

    My wife and I set the alarm for 5:45 AM this morning so we
    could view the launch. Our lanai faces east and we have an
    unobstructed view for miles with no ambient light at night.
    We are about 20 miles south of Tampa, a perfect location to
    view the launches.

    You're viewing the launches from Tampa, which is at the West
    coast of Florida? The launch must be a tiny streak from that
    distance.

    This is the 4th from our home and many more even when we
    lived in the Fort Lauderdale area.

    I'm reading that the SpaceX lauches are also taking place in
    California. Are both launch schedules intended for the Starlink
    satellites?

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    ../|ug

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  • From Mike Dippel@3:640/1116 to August Abolins on Tue Mar 16 04:49:58 2021
    Hi August,

    You're viewing the launches from Tampa, which is at the West
    coast of Florida? The launch must be a tiny streak from that
    distance.

    It's amazing how well that bright light appears at night. It is visible (on a clear night)
    for about 5 minutes or so), We can even see the second stage as well.


    This is the 4th from our home and many more even when we
    lived in the Fort Lauderdale area.

    I'm reading that the SpaceX lauches are also taking place in
    California. Are both launch schedules intended for the Starlink satellites?

    Not sure about that, sorry.

    Mike

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Mike Dippel on Tue Mar 16 09:07:00 2021
    Hello Mike!

    It's amazing how well that bright light appears at night.
    It is visible (on a clear night) for about 5 minutes or
    so), We can even see the second stage as well.

    It *is* a lot of fire-power after all.

    One launch probably cancels all the green-house emmissions
    advances that the majority of the population makes.

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  • From Mike Dippel@3:640/1116 to August Abolins on Tue Mar 16 11:25:46 2021

    It *is* a lot of fire-power after all.

    One launch probably cancels all the green-house emmissions
    advances that the majority of the population makes.

    I never thought of it that way. Yikes!

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