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Old 03-01-2007, 05:33 PM
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Satellite Predictions for IISAC Jan 2007

For those attending IISAC who may be interested in observing satellites while waiting for:
a) your scope to cool;
b) the sky to get dark;
c) divine intervention to evaporate the dew;
d) all of the above ...
here are some preliminary predictions for satellite passes and Iridium flares.

One document lists the Iridium flares brighter than magnitude 1 (and there looks like some bright ones predicted at this stage! ) as well as the visual satellite passes brighter than magnitude 3.5. Unfortunately, there are no ISS or HST passes predicted.

The second document is a list all predicted visual satellite passes brighter than magnitude 6! Just in case... well... just because really!

I'll try to update these on the Tuesday before IISAC (before I leave).

Al.
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File Type: pdf IISAC2007 Satellites and Iridium Flares.pdf (9.5 KB, 9 views)
File Type: pdf IISAC2007 Satellite Passes Mag 6.pdf (36.0 KB, 8 views)
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Top stuff Al, thanks
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Old 16-01-2007, 11:16 AM
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For those interested in satellites visible from Lostock, here are my last updated files before the event.

Satellite passes will be pretty uninspiring with no visible ISS or HST passes, but there should be some good iridium flares!

There are 2 files of satellite passes - the short list of bright ones (<3.5 mag) and the full list of visible passes (<6 mag) FYI.

Al.
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File Type: pdf IISAC2007 Iridium flares.pdf (7.3 KB, 2 views)
File Type: pdf IISAC2007 Satellite Passes Mag 6.pdf (37.1 KB, 1 views)
File Type: pdf IISAC Satellite Passes Mag 35.pdf (8.0 KB, 2 views)
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