1st time obsever

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Greetings:
Just wanted to express my excitement on the 1st observation of an Iridium
Flare. Iridium 7 was right on time at 19:41:22 here in Seattle tonight and
at mag -7 was awesome! It lasted 6 to 7 seconds and was at the predicted
azimuth and elevation (the GSOC site is incredible). Needless to say, I'm
hooked and the 4 other people I talked into coming out with me were equally
awestruck. I apologize for not being so techno (I don't understand any of
the other E-mails I have been receiving from SeeSat but I read them anyway
hoping by osmosis some of it will stick), but at the risk of boring hundreds
of you I thought I would convey my heavenly observation.

Thanks for listening,
Jim Flick
New Iridium Flare Junkie
47.61*N,  122.34*W  120' elev.

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