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Old 04-16-2021, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
I have seen several launches from the area of Pinellas, I put on WESH 2 for a real time view of the launch and about 10 to 15 seconds after the actual launch you can see the contrail of the rocket (assuming no clouds). There are also websites for watching launches.
We do the same thing, just look east. Night time is great because you can see the intense rocket flame, daytimes are a bit more muted but you can see the trail. Like Tinker says, if it's cloudy, you won't see much.