>From Space.com: NASA officials hope the public records the event as
Stardust re-enters the Earth's atmosphere faster than any other object
ever recorded:
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When the Stardust sample return capsule nose dives back to Earth in
January, it will become the fastest human-made object to streak
through the atmosphere. Scientists and engineers are at the ready to
observe the spectacular sky show—and savvy skywatchers can join in on
the aerial action too.
If all goes to plan, Stardust will release its sample return capsule
carrying comet and interstellar dust particles on Jan. 15 at 12:57
a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Four hours later, the capsule will
enter Earth's atmosphere, zooming toward Utah and a parachute landing
at roughly 5:12 a.m. EST.
During its plummet into Utah, the heat-thwarting capsule will
skyrocket across the Western United States [map].
According to Stardust officials, the fireball should be visible from
San Francisco perhaps up to and beyond Portland, shooting over Nevada
toward its Utah landing. The artificial meteor is expected to peak in
brightness as it penetrates deeper in the Earth's atmosphere, lighting
up to roughly the brilliance of Venus for about 90 seconds. That
brightness is expected to peak over Carlin, Nevada.
So if you live in Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Northern
Nevada, Southern Idaho or Western Utah you should be able to see some
part of Stardust sky show. The closer you live to the trajectory,
which runs from Crescent City, California and then through Winnemucca
and Elko Nevada, and finally to Western Utah, the higher the fireworks
in the early morning sky will be.
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Wouldn't it be cool to get a vlogging message out there? ("Thousands
of Eyes", or something like that?)
More here:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/051226_stardust_watch.html
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