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Shuttle Endeavour

I'm hoping I can catch a glimpse of it while I'm in Northern California. I'll be on a similar course from the Sacramento area to the Bay Area around the same time as the shuttle earlier Friday morning.

reply to Waldothe3rd
I work near LAX. Parts of Imperial Hwy will be closed for audience views of the landing at LAX.

Parking and road closure info: El Segundo Parking information for Endeavour landing viewing

Traffic is going to be a nightmare here.
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reply to Waldothe3rd
Didn't know they were going to buzz Anaheim. Might have to load some Kodachrome in the Brownie and head up the 5.

reply to Waldothe3rd
They're reporting they will drop down to 1500 feet at certain places for viewing.
ChrisJT are you opting to sleep at work the night before?

supposably the Endevor will be fying right over my office. I plan on being out there to try to catch it on my phone.
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It was a couple of miles out, but I do have it on video. It is now heading down the coast to you.
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reply to Waldothe3rd
Saw the shuttle and the 2 F-18's escorting it around LAX. Didn't really have the best view from work, as I could only see it between a couple of buildings from ground level. The I-105 was in the way during the LAX flyby (I was on the south side of the 105). The freeway was jam packed, as CHP decided they were outnumbered, and pointed the way for the cars to stop and park.

A few hours later, I went to another building and saw the shuttle near the terminal south of Bradley Int'l terminal, next to 2 cranes. Peering through binoculars, the shuttle still looks incredible.

So sad to see such a legacy end.
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reply to No_Strings

No. I read conflicting information about where it would be and when and I have no patience for being in the wrong place at the right time.

After seeing some of the pictures and videos, I am now kicking myself for not doing what I could to get a glimpse of it.
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There are some pretty nice ones on Flickr, including in the So Cal group. Better than mine would have been.

But they would have been YOURS. That is how I feel about my astronomy pictures. Sure, I could download much better ones from the internet, but the ones I take are mine.

Every time I see a great Shuttle picture from California, I kick harder.
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Mine ... and blurry.

reply to Waldothe3rd
I too tried my best to see it, but all I saw was when it was headed to Anaheim - a large, low-flying plane in the distance. Then the letdown came when it flew over at one of those moments when I was inside talking with a customer. Neighbor took some awesome pics just to rub it in. I'll wait until the crowds have died down when its on display at the Science Center to check it out.

reply to TheHarvester

An yet that is far better than anything I got.
Good job.
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Thank you. Don't kick yourself over missing it; you'll get good photos of something else.

reply to Waldothe3rd
went out and saw it cross the 405 last night. yay!

reply to Waldothe3rd
After many delays it's finally "docked" at it's new home.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled traffic gridlock.