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Old 21-10-2007, 07:29 PM
CoombellKid
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Double Iridium Flare

Checking Heavens Above this evening it told me Iridium 59 was going
to flare at 18:56:06 so out I trot sure enough around the time mentioned
I obsrved a flare not far from but NE of the moon. I noticed another
satelite traveling a similar flight path following 5 or 6 degrees behind. I
watch this one flare right up. According to Starry Night this was Iridium 59
the preceding one was Iridium 95, which wasn't predicted by Heavens
Above, but it did. I estimate it flare to -1 to -1.5 if Heavens Above was
correct with Iridium 59. The peaks were 4 or 5 seconds apart, as 95
ramped down and out 59 ramped up. I never seen them that close before.
Although I have seen two of a predicted three over half an hour.

regards,CS
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