Quoting David L Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com>:
I'm not sure if you're referring to the dark skies, ufo sightings, or brothels but I'll take your word for it. And I'm less sure of how rested you'd be after any one of those 'attractions' ;)
Dark Skies, UFO's? No kidding? ;) I just now watched a recast of the NASA TV briefing of the planned Genesis snag tomorrow, and they are depicting the path of Genesis as traveling from Bend Oregon, through Idaho and then into Utah. Unfortunately their animation did not include Nevada. If you go to Wendover, Hwy 93 heads south off the main drag at the Peppermill Casino. Set your odometer to Zero and head south on 93 approximately 17 miles. You will see a sign off to the right that says Blue Lake. Turn left back towards Utah, first chance just past the sign. 8 miles down the road is Blue lake. The east edge of Blue Lake borders the Bombing Range. The dirt road you travelled in on, will take you in the back way to the bombing range. 200 yards directly south of the lake is a hill you can get up on and with Binoculars, view a large area of the bombing range. If I were going to try to position myself in an area favorable for viewing such an event, this might be the spot. From the parking lot at the lake, we've watched the Air Force make bombing runs. If you're a Scuba Diver, take your gear. Afterwards, take a dip in the 60 foot deep, 75 degree lake and swim with some record bluegills and small mouth bass. On the way home, stop off at the Peppermill Casino for a great meal. No kidding, dark skies and UFO's??? Who would have thunk it. ;) Guy
On Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 01:35 PM, diveboss@xmission.com wrote:
Everyone knows the best time to visit Wells is at night. And that way, you are rested and pretty much in place come morning. ;)
Quoting David L Bennett <dlbennett@mac.com>:
Anyone interested in a road trip to Wells, Nevada tomorrow morning for the Genesis reentry? Wells lies very close to the intersection of the reentry path and I-80/NV 93 according to the Nasa map (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/images/genesisreentry/ tigermap1024_grid.gif) The re-entry time would be 9:52 am MDT. Wells is about 2 1/2 - 3 hrs from Salt Lake.
Or as an alternate, as if that wasn't thrilling enough, we could try to sneak into the Dugway Proving Ground's Granite Peak facility to watch the retrieval first hand. Be sure to pack your Kevlar flack jacket. (This is a joke people! I don't think they'd let us in.)
Any interest?
Dave Bennett
P.S. Patrick, will you be going anywhere for the re-entry?
On Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 11:34 AM, Kim Hyatt wrote:
I'm wondering - Since the "capture" is supposed to take place inside Utah, will the fireball be visible from near the UT/NV border? Any guesses Patrick, or anyone else?
Kim Hyatt Architect 1849 East 1300 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 801.631.5228
Kim and all others interested, here's a cite with the fireball's path:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/ 03sep_genesisreentry.htm<http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/ 03sep_genesisreentry.htm>
Also, Space Weather says ham radio may be able to pick up static from the fireball:
http://www.spaceweather.com/index.html<http://www.spaceweather.com/ index.html>
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