RE: Four Flares in 21 Seconds, 6/25
Floyd Weaver (floyd@floydweaver.com)
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 01:01:09 -0400
Thanks for the heads up. I have never seen flares this close so I will try
my best to see them. I have been thinking recently that this might happen
more frequently since some of the Iridium planes has a number of spares in
them. I saw one flare (predicted -2.2)in that area of the sky tonight with
no problem despite the hazy and some clouds. Also tonight I saw Iridiums 11,
14, and 79 flashing within 5 minutes of each other.
Floyd Weaver
40.389N 76.417W 150M
users.nbn.net/~fweaver/satellites.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mir16609@aol.com [mailto:Mir16609@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 11:35
> To: SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com
> Subject: Four Flares in 21 Seconds, 6/25
>
>
> Iridflar output for Columbia, MD (Local time = EDT = UTC -4 hours)
>
> Local Local Iridium Sun Flare Max Flare Ird
> Day Date Time Azm El Rnge N I Azm Elv Mag MMA Bearing # S
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fri 99- 6-25 23:20:39 036 13 1315 D L 333 -21 -2 R 23.5 mi E 66
> Fri 99- 6-25 23:20:53 037 13 1290 D L 333 -21 0 R 45.2 mi E 21A ?
> Fri 99- 6-25 23:20:54 037 13 1289 D L 333 -21 0 R 44.9 mi E 73 ?
> Fri 99- 6-25 23:21:00 038 12 1273 D L 333 -21 2 R 82.9 mi E 14A
>
> Recognizing that:
> 1. It will probably rain
> 2. Even if it doesn't rain it may be too hazy for an obs at el = 13 deg.
> 3. Iridiums 21A and 73 are "?" (but still produce predictable flares)
>
> I'm posting this "head's up" because 4 flares in 21 seconds must
> be a fairly
> rare event (except right after launch) and there are probably a
> fair amount
> of lurkers in the NE USA that will be able to see this (ref. ~45 miles to
> flare center).
>
> Check the prediction for your location.
>
> Cheers
> Don Gardner 39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL
> Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
>
>