[Launch Alert] Titan IV Launch

[Brian Webb]

                             LAUNCH ALERT

			            Brian Webb
		         Ventura County, California
		         E-mail: kd6nrp at earthlink.net
	         Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info

				           2005 October 11 (Tuesday) 20:16 PDT
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                           TITAN IV LAUNCH

The last-ever Titan IV launch is scheduled for next week. The 39th
Titan IV is scheduled to lift-off from Vandenberg AFB sometime on
October 19th and should be visible over a wide area. Exactly how wide
of an area isn't clear.

If you've observed a Titan IV launch from Vandenberg, I'd like to
hear from you. Specifically, I need to know:

  - Date

  - Time of launch (night, daytime, etc.)

  - Launch observing Location

  - Equipment used (naked eye, binoculars, etc.)

  - What you were able to see

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                       WEDNESDAY OCCULTATION

A semi-faint star will perform a disappearing act tomorrow for
suitably equipped observers across much of North America. On the
evening of October 12th, the Moon's eastward orbit will carry it in
front of +4.8 magnitude kappa Capricorni, hiding the star from view.

Optical assistance such as tripod mounted binoculars or a telescope
will probably be needed to see the event due to the star's faintness
and proximity to the much brighter Moon. The disappearance and
reappearance times for selected locations are as follows:

                   Disappears    Reappears
     Location	   (PDT)         (PDT)
  --------------   ----------    ---------
  San Francisco     21:25:51     22:41:28

  Los Angeles       21:29:54     22:45:33

  Reno              21:31:06     22:45:29

  Salt Lake City    21:43:09     22:54:34

  Albuquerque       21:51:11     22:54:50

  Denver            21:53:36     22:59:02

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