We drove down from Daytona Beach to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. We figured we were about 10-12 miles from the shuttle launch area and it was getting pretty close to 7:55 pm which was the launch time. We pulled off the road onto a side road. We only waited a few minutes before we saw a glow on the horizon. The glow got bigger and brighter.
A few minutes later, the shuttle could be seen. A little while later, you could hear the thunder of the shuttle.
When we got back to the resort, we found that other people had already posted video on YouTube. It appears that while they were a little closer (just across the water), their video was soon hidden by the clouds.
From where we were, no clouds were visible. This may be because we were north of the shuttle launch site and I believe their video was taken from the south. Or because we were further away than they were.
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