Two nights ago I saw a very bright flare (mag -6 or better) by IGS 1B (2003-009B) just after it had passed two degrees above Vega at about 20:58:25 UTC, 29-JUN-08). I was totally caught off guard by this flare. Having expected nothing special I was watching with my binoculars but quickly put them away lest I got blinded! The flare was similar to very bright Iridium flares - lasting about as long. Just to save me an hour of research - does anyone of you know right away whether IGS 1B is still operational (I remember vaguely that there was something strange with IGS 1A or IGS 1B). Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany 49.8822 N, 8.6558 E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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