> A colleague reported me about an observation of an Iridium-type > flare in the sky some days ago. [...] > Does anyone know what satellite produced that flare? The > observation data are as follows: > > Location: Palmones (Cadiz, Spain) / N36.183 W5.433. > Date: February 11, 2001. > Time: 18:57 CET (17:57 GMT). > Azimuth: SSW - SW approx. > Altitude: 20 - 22 degrees. NOAA 8 (13923, 83-022A), which is known to flare, seems to have been in the right place at the right time. However, due to the bright twilight conditions, I wonder what the chances are that it might have been a flare from an airplane rather than a satellite. By the way, NOAA 8 was moving up and to the right. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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