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From: Jarmo Moilanen (jarmom_at_hidden_email_address.net)
Date: 02/10/2001

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Dear Les and other listees,

It is clearly a shadow caused by sun light. It happens to point MOONWARD (it's
not sun down there)... It was nearly a full moon at the time of lauch.

Great photo anyway!

Jarmo

• Original Message ----- From: Les Cowley <sun1_at_SUNDOG.CLARA.CO.UK> To: <METEOPTIC_at_listserv.funet.fi> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 6:20 PM Subject: Space shuttle shadow

> An image of the Shuttle launch on February 7th at
> http://spaceflightnow.com/station/stage5a/010207launch/
> shows an apparently sunward cloud shadow. Is this an
> exhaust plume shadow from the light of the shuttle engines
> (the geometry does not look right) or is there another
> explanation. METEOPTICS list members' opinions
> appreciated!
>
> Les Cowley

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