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megajeff is right
Posted by Thorir Jonsson (more from Thorir Jonsson) on Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:46:19
In Reply to: Re: I can still learn... Iridium Flares (OT), MJP, Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:45:45
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Iridium Flares is the sun reflecting of one of the Iridium communication satellites. It is a "star" that appears in the sky and brightens very rapidly, and is able to become very bright (visible magnetute of up to -9 as Scott says does sound about right). The "star" then fades away as quickly as it brightened and is gone a few seconds after it first appears.
I saw my first Iridium Flare last summer by a pure coinsidance as I was at a outdoor music festival in Iceland and was watching the stars appear as the sky got darker. Quite an impressive sight.
Happy saabing and clear sky's
TJ
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Posts in this Thread:
- I can still learn... Iridium Flares (OT), Scott Paterson , Sat, 7 Sep 2002 00:45:28
- Re: I can still learn... Iridium Flares (OT), MJP, Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:45:45
- megajeff is right, Thorir Jonsson, Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:46:19 <-- Viewing This Message
- yep, Scott Paterson , Sun, 8 Sep 2002 23:04:16
- Hey Scott, do you know about the site Heavens Above?, Anders, Sat, 7 Sep 2002 11:11:29
- Mighta been one of those Iridium satellites....n/m, megajeff, Sat, 7 Sep 2002 00:55:40
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