Heh. Accidently saw my first flare last night. I'm not sure exactly where I was coordinate wise. I was stuck in traffic on I-5 a few miles south of exit 228. If I had to guess, about 44.5N 123W. I-5 was a parking lot for a couple of hours. I was just staring up into the sky. Towards the west, I saw a satellite come into view. It was fairly bright, about as bright as Arcturus. A second or two later, it faded quickly. I checked the time on my cell phone and was about 11:34 PM Local time 0634 UTC. Looking on heavens-above.com today, IRIDIUM 45 was due about that time: 04 Aug 23:34:48 -1 15° 257° (WSW) 105.9 km (W) -6 Iridium 45 Roger ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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