Hi Joseph, I will collect with pleasure every FPAS of observed flares, particularly of unpredicted or unusual events. Your unexpected bright flare is perfect to be included in the DB. Also every flash from tumbling Iridiums is welcome. The current list of reports is available here: http://www.satflare.com/fpas_query.asp Best regards, Simone >----Messaggio originale---- >Da: station969@hotmail.com >Data: 2-set-2012 5.54 >A: "SEESAT"<seesat-l@satobs.org> >Ogg: FPAS Reporting - general questions > > >Hi Simone : > > I'll ask here in case anyone else is interested . > > I've observed dozens of ISS & Iridium flares in August but never >considered reporting them because they are in the public domain , >so to speak (ie : www.Heavens-above.com for example ) . > > Should I have added them to the DB ? > > Also , I observed a brilliant -6 Iridium flare that also lasted >longer than normal but HA said it was only going to be a -1 because >the flare center was 30Km away . I'm sure it was a direct hit on my >local that evening . > > Should that sighting been FPAS'd ? > >TIA >gc >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/private/seesat- l/attachments/20120901/e37ba41f/attachment.html >_______________________________________________ >Seesat-l mailing list >http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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