Ir 98 ? Flare

From: Jari (finn1@telus.net)
Date: Sat Jul 13 2002 - 01:57:43 EDT

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    After 2 previous predicted flares of the new Iridiums being clouded out,
    this evening it remained clear long enough to see one of them even in the
    evening twilight.
    
    First off Iridium 8 #24792 97020A flared to -8 at 05:22:12 13 Jul UTC. Az
    51deg El 51deg. Then at 05:27:49 Iridium 98 ? #27451 02031B flared to -3. Az
    52deg El 52deg. Unlike the Ir 8 flare, Ir 98 ? remained visible longer at 1x
    covering at least 25 degrees of sky. I looked for Iridium 97 ? #27450 02031A
    which followed 9 min later, and higher up, but no 1x visuals of it.
    
    Jari
    49.40N
    125.00W
    30m
    
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