A Very Unusual Sight

[luigi]

Hello!

This shows the Iridium31 Satellite flare as seen from Buenos Aires.

The unusual part is that the flare was in a zone of the sky that we don't see often from the southern hemisphere. Vega, next to the tree remains invisible most of the year from Buenos Aires and barely rises above the horizon during spring.

Corona Borealis is very Alien to me I'm so used to Corona Australis that the "other" corona is a really strange sight.

Bigger version and option to see fullres: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrargerich/4913042041/

Flare Data:
Flare from MMA2 (Left antenna) Magnitude=-4.9mag
Azimuth= 7.4° N altitude= 43.6° in constellation Hercules
Flare angle=0.43°
Flare center line (http://www.calsky.com/?Flareline=&showhome=&obs=42181386689572&tdt=2455429.43201657&sat=24950&interval=0.00011574&step=0.00000231&panel=2), closest point →MapIt (http://www.calsky.com/map.php?lang=en&latitude=-34.52341588&longitude=-58.40636789&zoom=6): Longitude=58.406° W Latitude=-34.523° (WGS84) Distance=8.1 km Azimuth= 92.7° E
Satellite above: longitude=57.6° W latitude=-28.3° height above Earth=788.9 km distance to satellite=1081.1 km
Altitude of sun=-11.8°

Thanks for your feedback!
Luis

[luigi]

I guess posting when everybody is sleeping is not a good idea, I´ll propose a time zone change for Argentina!

What do you think about the out of focus stars to make them bigger and the constellations more easy to recognize?

[Octane]

Luis,

+1 for bloated star version. :thumbsup:

H