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5 Best Places in the Levittown Area to See Friday Night’s Rocket Launch

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Tom Sofield

If you’ve ever wanted to stand in your backyard and see a rocket launch into space, tonight is the night.

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is scheduled to take off from Wallops Island, Va. at 11:27 p.m. Friday night, according to NASA.

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The unmanned, robotic mission will gather more information on the atmosphere of the moon.

Data released by NASA and the company which created the rocket states the Levittown area will be able to see the rocket blast through the night sky about a minute after launch. The spacecraft will be visible in the southeast portion of the area.

The National Weather Service reports that patches of clouds could be possible around the time of the launch.

If you’re looking for some great area outlooks to see the launch, we’ve go them for you below.

1. Woodbourne Square Shopping Center in Middletown

The parking lot of the Woodbourne Square Shopping Center at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Woodbourne Road provides a overlook toward the southeast. Credit: Google Street View
The parking lot of the Woodbourne Square Shopping Center at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Woodbourne Road provides a great view towards the southeast.
Credit: Google Street View

2. Bristol Wharf in Bristol

The river-front views at the Bristol Wharf should provide excellent viewing for Friday night's launch. Credit: Jeff Bohen/LevittownNow.com
The river-front views at the Bristol Wharf should provide excellent viewing for Friday night’s launch.
Credit: Jeff Bohen/LevittownNow.com

3. Quaker Penn Park in Falls

The boat docks at Penn Quaker Park along the Delaware River in Falls Township should make a great spot to catch the rocket launch. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The boat docks at Quaker Penn Park along the Delaware River in Falls Township should make a great spot to catch the rocket launch.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

4. Maple Point Middle School in Middletown

File photo Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The school sits on a hill that should provide a great view of the southeast portion of the night sky. The ideal location would be the parking lot above the sports fields.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

5. Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem and Croydon

The banks of the Delaware River in Croydon and Bensalem should also provide excellent spots to watch the rocket launch, which will appear to the left of the skyline. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The banks of the Delaware River in Croydon and Bensalem should also provide excellent spots to watch the rocket launch, which will appear to the left of the skyline.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.