Gordon Richard wrote: > Last night, at 0931 UT I observed what appeared to be an > unpredicted Iridium flare. It was moving from south to north > reaching a maximum magnitude of approximately -7.0 at > approximately RA 6h30m and declination -30. My observing site > is 32.8670S, 151.7000E and height 0m. Is this object > identifiable and is this type of observation useful in > reacquiring "lost" Iridiums (if that is what I observed). I do not know whether or not this is significant, but Heavens-Above places a couple of Iridiums that were not predicted to flare, near the time and position you reported. Both were northbound. Iridium 65 (98021D / 25288) passed within about 10 deg of the position you reported, about 1 min later. Iridium 74 (98032D / 25345) passed a bit closer, but about 4 min later than you reported. Ted Molczan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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