Re: Iridium Double Double Flares

From: Mir16609@aol.com
Date: Fri Dec 06 2002 - 11:38:39 EST

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    In a message dated 12/6/2002 10:12:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Kevin Fetter" <kevin_fetter@hotmail.com> writes:
    
    >What you saw was first the flare from the antenna then the solar panel
    
    I observed a double-double on 3 December.  Iridiums 31 and 96 
    flared twice each between 23:18:56 and 23:21:05 UTC. The first flares were from the left MMA and predicted to be +1 but were
    closer to +2.  The second flares for each were both at the
    predicted -3 mag and were caused by the solar panels.
    
    The flares were descending just below Casseopeia (45az 60el). 
    
    -- 
    Cheers,
    Don Gardner  39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL
    http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
    http://www.howardastro.org/
    
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