> With the Iridium's 86 degree inclinations, areas closer to > the > equator will see fewer flares because there will be fewer visible > passes per > unit area. For Iridium flares you would be best positioned very > near the > poles. If you worked at the South Pole Station you could see flares > 24 hours > a day for months at a time. Is this a function of the slope of the satellite's path over an observing site? ------------------------------ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com 39.706d N 75.683d W 4 hours behind UT (-4) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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