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Old 09-01-2008, 07:29 PM
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Heads Up Iridium Flare -6 mag

This is for Sydney Folk long/lats.
Tad low on the horizon, but should be nice and bright!

Date Local: 09 Jan
Time: 21:24:17
Intensity (Mag): -6
Alt: 12°
Azimuth: 195° (SSW)
Distance to flare centre Intensity at flare centre (Mag.) Satellite -6 1.3 km (W) -6
Statellite: Iridium 65
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Old 09-01-2008, 07:40 PM
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Thanks for the heads-up Norm.

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Old 17-01-2008, 04:41 PM
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in melbourne we just recently had some very nice and high ISS passes, last night there was a mag -2 one that travelled up to 70 degrees in Alt, and at 20:50 so the sky was still quite bright. no more for the next few days..
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