Artemis splashdown right off San Diego Sunday morning

[ZoWie]

Orion spacecraft Artemis 1 mission splashdown

Sunday December 11, 2022
Splashdown at 9:40 am PT
8 am PT streaming, NASA TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

NOTICE TO MARINERS:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-OFFSHORE-HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS
There will be hazardous operations conducted in the Fleet Training Area Hot (FLETA HOT) offshore Southern California on the morning of 11 December 2022. Mariners are urged to listen to VHF-FM Chan. 16 (156.8 MHz) on 11 December 2022 for a Special Marine Information Broadcast and transit the area with caution. For more details or comments contact the Coast Guard District Eleven Command Center at 510-437-3701.
Charts: 18774,18746,18740, 18765, 18774,18022, 18740,18700 ,18720 ,18740
LNM: 48/22 FLETA HOT overlays the "old" P5N and P5S, offshore just south of the Mexico border.

The orbit at re-entry will be coming up almost directly toward Los Angeles from the south. Secondary splash zone is right off Catalina Island.

It is not known whether sonic booms will be audible in San Diego.

Precise timing and coordinates are available in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) available at the usual places. These are no-fly zones except for authorized aircraft during the time frame mentioned.

[Number6]

Orion spacecraft Artemis 1 mission splashdown

Sunday December 11, 2022
Splashdown at 9:40 am PT
8 am PT streaming, NASA TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg



The orbit at re-entry will be coming up almost directly toward Los Angeles from the south. Secondary splash zone is right off Catalina Island.

It is not known whether sonic booms will be audible in San Diego.

Precise timing and coordinates are available in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) available at the usual places. These are no-fly zones except for authorized aircraft during the time frame mentioned.

Unfortunately for those of us in Los Angles and San Diego, we'll have cloud cover and rain on Sunday and most likely not be able to see it reenter. Of course, we need the rain so if I had to choose one over the other I'd choose the rain.

The local news had a story about how NASA and the Navy were working together, last week, to recover the Artemis using a mock up of it, off the coast of San Diego.

[Libertas]

I have seen and filmed the space station going over my house twice in the past couple weeks and Will continue to look for it.

[ZoWie]

Re-entry was from the south, so it was probably below the horizon in CA. Splashdown was completely nominal, in the restricted area off Baja. Nice not to see any yo-yos in boats waving drumpf flags. Some of the future missions are said to involve SpaceX participation, so maybe the bozos will be invited to their parts.

[ZoWie]

> Viewing ISS passes

Along with those, which are spectacular, check out Mars in the next week or so when its clear. The moon's now moving away, and Mars is bright red and damn spectacular. It's in opposition and as close to Earth as it ever gets. Perfect time for an Invasion From Mars. Where's Orson Welles when we need him?

Look low and due East right after the sunset fades.

There are pictures online of the moon occulting (eclipsing) Mars. You see the Red Planet setting into a crater. Wow.