Geoffro,
Have a look at "Heavens Above" website and enter the lat/long for your location. I did that for Gosford and there was one very bright (mag -8) flare last night (see table below), but not quite at the time you stated (although not sure if DS has been accounted for properly). I don't use the HA site often, but I have found the satellite predictions to be excellent when I have.
Chris
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Search Period Start: 19:50, Saturday, 16 October, 2010 Search Period End: 20:50, Monday, 18 October, 2010 Observer's Location: Gosford ( 33.3833°S, 151.3000°E) Local Time: Universal Coordinated Time -10 (GMT + 10:00)
DateLocal
TimeIntensity
(
Mag)
Alt. Azimuth Distance to
flare centreIntensity at
flare centre
(Mag.)Satellite 16 Oct
19:12:35 -2 60° 57° (ENE) 19.6 km (W) -8
Iridium 80 17 Oct
19:06:31 -8 60° 57° (ENE) 3.6 km (E) -8
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