Thread: Iridium Flare ?
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Old 02-07-2014, 05:37 PM
N1 (Mirko)
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That doesn't sound like Iridium but some tumbling object. Iridium flares are usually singular events with a bell-shaped brightness curve. They make for great party tricks and announced appropriately (such as "10-9-8-....") can give you guru-like status in an "ignorant" crowd .

These might help:

heavens-above.com
www.calsky.com/
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