Shuttle over Dublin, Ireland

[marginallymental]

I saw the space shuttle last night! I was in a tiny town of about 200 people on the plateau in Washington State, and a couple of kids at the school said, "What's that? Must be a UFO". It was dark, and the shuttle was travelling diagonally over us, lit up from the sun, wedge-shaped, no blinking lights, silent and FAST. Remarkable! Like the old days of space flight in 60's when I was a kid.

[lenny820]

wow thats amazing...you got a way better shot of it up close.

[pbirney]

@lenny820 thanks Lenny.

[hackneysaregreat]

Not the boosters, they fall back inmediately.

Its the external tank.

[pbirney]

@hackneysaregreat

I stand corrected. Thanks.

[hackneysaregreat]

@pbirney

My pleasure, a very rare video anyway.

[pbirney]

Thanks.

[Iluvhowrses]

yeah i captured it passing over my house, u have a better close up, well done.

[pbirney]

Thanks, it was hard to keep up with while using the zoom.

[Frenchdayz]

I saw it and felt strangly emotional for some reason . . . Mans achievements in full glory over Tallaght

[lisok]

That's awesome.

I'm raging that I missed it!

[pbirney]

Thx. It was difficult to get a good focus on it as it passed over.