Yesterday I wrote : >97- 30 C 97-09-05 20:22:47.3 KJ flare to mag -5 > Sat Sat Sun Flare Obs Sun Phase NORAD # > UT Dir AZ EL AZ EL Dur Mag >20:22:47 09/05/97 S 077 46 ? ? 10 -5 KJ 50 24838 >max EL was 46 In the evening (of Sep 6, '97) , I again saw some Iridia, some of them brightened to mag +4, some were Steady. Only the 97- 30 B = 24837 made it to -1. 24837 made an exactly similar pass as 24838 the day before, it also flared at maximum elevation. Sat Sat Sun Flare Obs Sun Phase NORAD # UT Dir AZ EL AZ EL Dur Mag 20:16:24 09/06/97 S 077 46 ? ? 8 -1 KJ 49 24837 max EL of pass was 46 First it brightened to mag+2 at 20h15m56s +2 it stayed about 20 seconds at +2 and started finally flaring to 20h16m24s -1 after this becoming fainter much faster : 20h16m34s +3 observing place was : 51.2344 N, 4.2656 E, O m ASL Happy observing, Kurt J