Daytime Iridium Flares?

From: Bruce MacDonald (macdonalddevizes@tiscali.co.uk)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2007 - 17:13:07 EDT

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    I tried unsuccessfully to observe an Iridium flare during daytime today, and 
though it was forecast to be a mag -8 flare I could not see it at all in a 
clear and reasonably transparent sky.

Do any SeeSat subscribers have any tips on how to observe these elusive 
events?

Thanks in advance,

Bruce MacDonald
COSPAR Site 2751
Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
51.3440 N 1.9849 W 125M (WGS 84) 

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