[CVRC] Shuttle Landing

[John Spradley KD7GZV]

Part of the Space Shuttle Columbia will occur over northern California 
before dawn on February 1st.

The shuttle will be re-entering the Earth's atmosphere over the North Bay 
area at 4:48 a.m. (22 minutes before landing) which is well before the 
start of astronomical twilight, yielding a spectacular sight to all of 
central and northern California, Nevada and points east almost to the 
Mississippi River basin where sunlight will begin to interfere.

It should be easy to photograph or videotape. The re-entry may be visible 
for hundreds of miles on either side of the ground track and may be visible 
in Southern California.