re: Mir's Flares... >Given that this is only the second time in at least a hundred >observations that Mir exhibits a flare, I thought that this >deserves a mention to SEESAT. Same here in Boston... Flares WERE rare on Mir, now they are popping up everywhere... any thoughts? Will take a peek up close next pass, but I suspect that *some* solar panels are no longer locked on the sun...? -Ron