Hello, Just observed a -8 flare from Iridium 36 from my location at 45.8379°N, 73.9162°W, at 22:16:09 EDT (02:16:09 august 15 UTC) as predicted by HA. About 10 seconds before the flare, I saw a satellite appear, which I thought was Iridium 36, but then at the very same azimuth an elevation, I noticed another satellite which WAS Iridium 36. They were both visible at the same time and both flared almost simultaneously exept the first one's magnitude was probably around -2. The first flare was not predicted on HA. What Iridium was it ? Could it be a solar panel flare ? Very nice in any case ! Pat Gambaro Laurentides, Quebec. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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