Most Of The Eastern US Will Be Able To See A Rocket Launch Tuesday — Here's Where To Look | ||
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Editor's Note: The Oct 27 launch has been scrubbed because of a boat in the ocean that couldn't be moved. The launch will be retried on Oct. 28 at 6:19 PM EST. A rocket launch on Tuesday night should provide a spectacular view for residents throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the US. Turn your eyes skywards Tuesday, Oct 28, at around 6:19 PM EDT and you might just catch the Antares rocket on its way to the International Space Station. The cargo was originally supposed to launch Oct. 27, at 6:45 pm EDT, but the launch was scrubbed because there was a boat out in the ocean that would have been in the danger zone had the rocket launched. It is rescheduled for Tuesday night Oct. 28, at 6:19 pm EDT. This will be the fourth launch of the Cygnus, the automated cargo spacecraft designed by Orbital Sciences. There are no passengers aboard, but it does provide the astronauts on the International Space Station with much needed tools. This is the heaviest Cygnus launch yet — weighing in at a whopping 5,050 pounds. The launch is scheduled to take place at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia, and NASA will begin broadcasting the event, live or watch the livestream here, through Ustream: Most of the East coast will be able to see the rocket itself when it blasts off. Below is a map of the regions that will be able to see, weather permitting, the rocket streak across the sky late this afternoon. The further you are from the launch site, the longer it will take for the rocket to become visible in the sky (that's the T plus seconds timing). For example, the outer pink ring will see the rocket 3.5 minutes after it lifts off:
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Most Of The Eastern US Will Be Able To See A Rocket Launch Tuesday — Here's Where To Look
Depending on where you are, will greatly affect the shape of the arc the rocket will make across the sky. For observers in Baltimore, MD, the rocket will be highest in the sky about 235 seconds after launch.
If you're in DC, look to the Jefferson Memorial. The rocket will first come into view about 96 seconds after launch.
If you're in New Jersey, look toward New York City. You should see the rocket pass right over the Empire State Building about 235 seconds after launch.
These launches can be incredibly beautiful. Here's an image of a launch from last year, of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer lander: 
If you get any shots of the rocket, send them with a description, your name, and location to our science team at 