Re: Close encounter of the Iridium kind at the end of the month, for those down in the sourtern hemisphere

From: daniel crawford (djcunix@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 07 2011 - 22:59:23 UTC

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    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.
    >
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    > 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
    >>
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