Monday, June 29, 2015

T-7 hours: SOFIA is airborne!

Follow the flight in real time here!

This is the occultation flight!  It's scheduled to be 8h 11m long.  They'll fly to the southwest, then turn around and catch the occultation on their way back to Christchurch.

The flight status at the predicted occultation time.  I love the wiggles to the south on the approach leg,
designed to use up extra time and get SOFIA at the predicted point at the right time.  Fingers crossed!



At UT17:55, SOFIA has turned and is heading back to Christchurch for landing.




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