String of Iridiums

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Dear Observers,

I just saw the latest Iridium satellites (98032A - E; 25342 -25346) pass
through the constallation of Lyra. On May 20 at 00:50:23.11 UTC the
distance in time between the satellites was:

13.67 s
09.17 s
12.97 s
05.81 s

At the time of observation the satellites were about mag +5. Shortly
before that time they flared up to about mag +2. After culmination the
satellites became invisible due to the poorer phase angle to the Sun.

Regards,

Wim Holwerda (e-mail: wim.holwerda@waalwijk.zeneca.com)
Lat. 51.62613 N
Long. 5.08519 E
+10m

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