Space Shuttle Atlantis launched, for perhaps the last time – we knew there was no way to get close viewing tickets at Cape Canaveral, but we still looked East at 2:20pm … and saw:
We initially saw it even more clearly, with an orange glow at the top of the vapour trail – but I didn’t realize what a great view we would have, so didn’t have my camera ready!
You also saw Concord on it’s last fligh. Sad, but that’s progress.