and I should have said Feb 19th. No idea where the 22nd came from. On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 3:41 PM, daniel crawford <djcunix@gmail.com> wrote: > After I read this, I did a bit of checking on other multiple flares in > the future. (for me) > > I found a triple opportunity, all 3 were -8ish center lined around St. > Paul, MN for Feb 22. This link showed all 3 on HA when I was working > predictions on 5 December. > > http://heavens-above.com/iridium.asp?lat=44.944&lng=-93.093&alt=235&loc=Saint+Paul&TZ=CST&Date=40958.3056666667&Dur=1 > > I knew when I first saw the predictions on Heavens-Above that they > were way too far out in the future to rely on - it just doesn't work > that way. > > Later on in the evening a friend and I both checked the link again and > all 3 of the flares were gone. Using historical elements and > iridflar I can duplicate the triple prediction but it got me wondering > as to how far in the future flare predictions can be reliable. > > It's still fun to me to think about a triple right now and attempt to > frame it in a photograph. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Kevin Fetter <kfetter@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Around Dec 27, Iridium 28 ( 24948 ) is predicted to catch up to, then pass iridium 59 ( 25275 ). >> >> So check your passes, and enjoy the show. >> >> Just incase people, are interested in this kind of info. >> >> Kevin >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Seesat-l mailing list >> http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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