Iridium 11 flares observed

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In the last 4 nights I've observed two Iridium 11 (97-30G, 
24842) flares, one Saturday evening (8 Feb. UTC) that was 
about -3 when I looked up at it, and one tonight (11 Feb 
UTC) that reached about mag. zero.  In both cases it was 
northbound on a pass east of the zenith and flared in the 
NE or NNE, well past its culmination.  Saturday evening I 
was able to see it at one-power for about a minute but 
tonight only for about 40 seconds.  I'm guessing it was 
the "left" MMA that produced these flares.  

Ed Cannon
ecannon@mail.utexas.edu
Austin, Texas, USA

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