Looks like the NOAA satellite launch was postponed a day. For those of you who are in California and happen to be up at 3 a.m., I suggest you check out the launch. It should be visible from most of the state, if you're looking for it. It won't be as spectacular as last July's Minuteman III launch, because launches just after sunset make for spectacularly lit contrails, but it should be cool anyhow.

Current launch time is 3:22 a.m., Thursday morning. If you see it, let me know! Vandenberg is somewhere around Santa Barbara, so look that direction...

And if you're a night owl, but not that much of a night owl, there's a 1 a.m. Minuteman III launch in a week (Wednesday night/Thursday morning). Actually, according to the site, two missiles are being launched simultaneously. I don't know if it's a typo, or just a double payload, but if it is two, there's another reason to wait up with the binoculars.