Sighted the following predicted flares. 04.13.2001 Iridium 19 The pass was as predicted on Heavens Above. the flare lasted approximately 3 to 4 seconds. Quite impressive how it slowly gained intensity, then slowly faded from sight. A predicted pass of Iridium 51 was not seen at this site. 04.14.2001 Iridium 36 The predicted flare from this satellite lasted approximately 4 seconds. Appearance of the flare was the same as Iridium 19 the previous night. 04.15.2001 Iridium 6 The pass was on time. The flare was dimmer though, due the amounts of dust still in the atmosphere from the Gobi Desert storm that drifted across the Pacific. 04.15.2001 Unknown This flare was sighted approximately 1 minute before Iridium 6 passed by. The coordinates are: Azm: 073.0 dedgrees (NE) Alt: 20 degrees The flare from this object was the same magnitude as Iridium 6. Heavens Above showes only one possible object passing over at this time; Meteor 1-8 Rocket. Can anyone confirm this for me? My location: Long. -119.44W Lat. 39.11N Elev. 1433m P.S. This is my first posting of observations. Hope it conforms! R. Morgan Carson City, Nevada 39.11N, -119.44W, +1433m(4700ft) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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