Tonight's launch of the space shuttle Discovery (which has been delayed numerous times)
will be viewable from New York City. The launch is at 9:20pm EST and lasts about 8 minutes.
I've seen launches in the past from New York and what you'll be looking for is a dot moving across the sky, and then blinking out as the main engine cuts off.
You'll be able to recognize it as the shuttle because it will be moving across the eastern skyline very quickly, and will not be following the path that most airplanes seem to be following. You'll want to be looking south-east, the shuttle will be moving north from there. A suggestion is to get outside early so you can recognize which patterns the airplane's have, that way when the shuttle comes across the sky you'll be able to easily single it out.
Enjoy.
Update: The launch was
cancelled, but there are still two more chances to see it from New York. Tomorrow night (Thursday) at 8:54pm and Friday night at 8:32pm. Any other launch attempts after that will be during the day, apparently.
Update: It's now scheduled for Sunday evening. Follow the progress
here if you're interested.
Northern Manhattan Parks administrator Jennifer Hoppa sent out a notice via e-mail this afternoon, offering a reward of up to $2000 for information leading to the arrest of the person (or people) responsible for maliciously destroying trees in Inwood Hill Park. The crime is being described as "arborcide."
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Tonight's launch of the space shuttle Discovery (which has been delayed numerous times) will be viewable from New York City. The launch is at 9:20pm EST and lasts about 8 minutes.
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