scarcity of iridium flares

Tony Beresford (starman@camtech.net.au)
Thu, 19 Feb 1998 22:07:43 +1000

There is only 1 really bright Iridium flare predicted for
my site ( Adelaide SA 34.97S, 138.63E) for rest of February.
Is this a planetwide situation? I was using Rob Matson's
IRIDFLAR as prediction program. The GSOC site agrees.
Running IRIDFLAR for monthly periods using the latest
elements from OIG shows a seasonal effect, with more
glints in December.
Tony Beresford