Yes, you CAN see flares by moonlight. Iridflar predicts a +7 mag flare about 2 deg E, 3 deg N of Ir 33 during its ascending pass over Siberia: Ir# Date UTC Time Azm El Rng N Ill M Mag FlareLat FlareLong ------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 09- 2-10 16:55:55.0 192 62 880 A Lun R 13.6 75.3125 99.6493 33 09- 2-10 16:55:58.5 192 64 869 A Lun R 6.9 2.4 km West 33 09- 2-10 16:56:04.0 192 66 854 A Lun R 15.0 75.8097 100.3565 /Björn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Eberst" <eberst@blueyonder.co.uk> To: "Derek C Breit" <breit_ideas@hotmail.com>; <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:00 AM Subject: Re: Iridium, Cosmos collide > Derek C Breit wrote: >> >> Who was watching for an Iridium 33 flare at the time of impact?? >> >> > At the time of impact, they were both well into the Earth's shadow, so > it's not possible > to flare when you can't see the Sun. > > regards > Russell > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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