----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce MacDonald" <macdonalddevizes@tiscali.co.uk> To: <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 2:13 PM Subject: Daytime Iridium Flares? >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) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > Very difficult to look at precisely the right place (no stars to help) at the precise time and also to not blink. I'm about 3 good out of 8 tries over a few years. Lasts about as long as the old time "flash bulb", ~1 second. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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