I had a very nice site and surprise this evening. While checking out the location of an iridium flare that I knew was going to occur, I decided to make a check on my favorite flasher: Iridium 911 24842. I checked Heavens-Above and noted that it was just coming over the horizon for a 43 degree alt pass. Nice timing! I walked outside at that time and waited hoping that my eyes would adjust. While waiting, I caught a flash out of the corner of my eye to my upper left. Imagination? Meteor? <shrug> Then, the flash came again and startled me. (it was that bright!) Could I be looking for 911 in the wrong place? Then 911 showed up and gave me the show that I hoped for - being the wonderful disco ball that it is. During the 'passes' I figured that the other flasher that I noticed was probably Iridium 914. After the original flare that I wanted to observe (Iridium 10), I came in and confirmed that the 'unknown' flasher was indeed 914 and it made a 80+ degree pass!!! If you enjoy seeing a naked eye flashers, I would recommend either one of these objects. Nice to know that they are observable 'together' right now. Fun when a 'non-plan' falls together! Daniel Crawford 45.04°N, 93.36°W ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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