slightly OT - NASA ER-2

"Skywise" wrote in message ...
I had made passing mention recently about spotting a U2 aircraft
cruising around southern California. Well, this past week I
managed to get some good photographs of it and have put up a
webpage about it. Turned out to be a NASA ER-2.

http://www.skywise711.com/misc/ER2/ER2.html

Brian
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Nice shots! I wonder how the shots they took of you turned out? ;-)

Well done, Brian!
That's quite a trick you performed, several times.

".Blueskies." wrote in news:A6B0g.16388
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"Skywise" wrote in message
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I had made passing mention recently about spotting a U2 aircraft
cruising around southern California. Well, this past week I
managed to get some good photographs of it and have put up a
webpage about it. Turned out to be a NASA ER-2.

http://www.skywise711.com/misc/ER2/ER2.html

Brian
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Nice shots! I wonder how the shots they took of you turned out? ;-)

Yeah, me too!! I do wonder what it's mission was....studying the LA
smog? Updating Google Earth? Looking for people looking at airplanes
with their telescope? ehhehehe Maybe I should hold up a sign that
says, "hi mom!"

Next, I'm going to callibrate the optical system so I can determine
a range, and therefore an approximate altitude. I have a hunch it
wasn't flying very high, as at zenith I could still make out it's shape
clearly naked eye. But then, I might be considered a trained, well,
experienced observer. I'm used to staring into telescopes straining
to pick out the faint fuzzy thing at the verge of seeing.

Hmmm...I just had a funny idea. Since I have a website, I could make
up a really complicated email address that isn't likely to be guessed,
and then put a sign on the roof saying, "If you can read this, email
".

Brian
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Snipola
Next, I'm going to callibrate the optical system so I can determine
a range, and therefore an approximate altitude. I have a hunch it
wasn't flying very high, as at zenith I could still make out it's shape
clearly naked eye.
Snipola

OK, just computed a range. She was indeed at 70,000 feet or
thereabouts.

I'm really surprised that when she flew by that I could make
it out naked eye at that altitude.

No, I'm not worth $6 million.

Brian
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http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
Seismic FAQ: http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
Quake "predictions": http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?

"Skywise" wrote in message
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Hmmm...I just had a funny idea. Since I have a website, I could make
up a really complicated email address that isn't likely to be guessed,
and then put a sign on the roof saying, "If you can read this, email
".

And then everyone who flies over your house might email you?

Or maybe something like, "For a good time, email "? grin