Observed a predicted mag -5 flare by Iridium 84 this pre-dawn morning,
and was surprised to see a second less intense flare about 20 sec later.
Re-ran IRIDFLAR for that time period with solar panel option turned on,
and it confirmed that it was indeed a solar panel flare.
IRIDFLAR prediction data follows:
Latitude: 42.06722 Longitude: -72.59833 Altitude: 66.0 ft
Time Zone: UTC -4.0 h
Local Local Iridium Sun Flare Maximum Flare Ird
Day Date Time Azm El Rnge N I Azm Elv MMA Mag Latit. Longit. #
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Tue 2001- 9-18 4:42:15 229 51 607 D L 67 -20 L 2 42.704 -72.473 84
Tue 2001- 9-18 4:42:26 223 48 629 D L 67 -20 L -5 6.6 mi E 84
Tue 2001- 9-18 4:42:39 219 45 657 D L 67 -20 L 2 41.417 -72.468 84
Tue 2001- 9-18 4:42:40 218 44 659 D L 67 -20 S -1 42.564 -72.827 84
Tue 2001- 9-18 4:42:48 216 42 679 D L 67 -20 S -3 13.9 mi W 84
Tue 2001- 9-18 4:43:00 213 40 710 D P 67 -20 S 0 41.121 -72.949 84
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