Obs: Iridium 16 Flare

C.M.Wyatt. (spacenaut@jaycom.net.au)
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 22:58:19 +1000

G'day all,

Tonight June 25 local time (+10UT)

Saw Iridium 16 flare to about mag. 0, light cloud interferred for exact
estimate as Alpha  Centaurus nearby was clear of cloud. time was a match
for following elements from Celestrak data 21-6-98:

IRIDIUM 16
1 24841U 97030F   98170.05273353 -.00000296  00000-0 -11270-3 0  1840
2 24841 086.4031 009.3339 0002972 076.3067 283.8455 14.34218298052496

Chris Wyatt, Lat. 36.7764S, Long. 144.2411E, elev. 240m

May your 'Heavens Above' be always clear.