Tom, I have seen this effect several times before. In fact, if you can believe it, I sometimes look forward to slight cirrus overcast when a bright Iridium is coming up to see this effect. And yes, the action seems to have the sweep in the opposite direction to the satellite motion. - Jeff Umbarger --- Tom Wagner <sciteach@mchsi.com> wrote: > I just saw a -8 Iridium flare at an elevation of 59 > degrees toward the ENE. > It occurred through a high thin narrow cloud. About > two seconds before the > maximum brightness I swear I saw its light sweep > across the cloud. I cannot > say for certain which direction the light was moving > but I think it was > going in the opposite direction of the moving > satellite, which was moving > southward. > > Is it possible I saw the light sweep across the > cloud before it "swept" by > me on the ground? > > Tom Iowa USA > Latitude: 42.473513 42 deg 28' 25" > Longitude: -92.360413 92 deg 21' 37" > Meters above sea level: 274 > 6/15/04 > Time zone: USA Central Daylight Time, GMT -5 > Local Time: 22:05:06 > Object altitude: 59 degrees Direction ENE of > travel: South > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked > Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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