For all the launch watchers, an Atlas V will be is scheduled to launch from the Cape at 5:02 PM. Weather looks goof for the rest of the week, no high winds, clear skies and temps in the low 80's. The Atlas V is carrying a GOES Weather Sat.
Heres that Link thingy

I am eager to see how that GOES.

I love smoke and noise.

I miss living in Cocoa Beach for a lot of reasons, the inbound/outbound space traffic is a big one.

I might jump on the Hogley Davison and cruise over, then again, since I'm batting 100% on shit failing when I go to watch, maybe just walk outside and look east....

You know it’s sad I have been with the company for 19 years and never seen a launch. Been to the Cape and launchpad many times. Maybe I will get down there to see a heavy.

Go Atlas, Go Centaur, Go Goes-S!

I saw a night shuttle launch in December 2006. I was at Shades of Green in Orlando (~35 miles away) and it was impressive. In 1982, I was at Vandenburg AFB and saw a night launch of a MM3 from about 1 mile away. A launch from a silo is really cool. Here's a video. Note the smoke "Halo" at the 28 second mark. Most of the videos of MM launches have this.

How far away from the Cape is a launch visible on a clear day?

I can see it from my front yard in Port St Lucie if there are no clouds in between.

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Originally posted by mcrimm:
How far away from the Cape is a launch visible on a clear day?

The last SpaceX launch was visible in Lecanto, FL about 130 miles away.

I've seen the shuttle from Tampa.

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
I am eager to see how that GOES.

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Originally posted by dogmush:
I've seen the shuttle from Tampa.

Yep, and it's hard to miss, too. At least the few I saw from Tampa.