as I watched the pass of the shuttle/station complex tonight, I witnessed it flaring much brighter than I've yet seen, by my estimate between -5th and -6th magnitude for a few seconds. who installed a highly-polished iridium panel on atlantis? ;) i have no accurate time for the flare due to the fact that I was using my cellphone as a clock (which does not display seconds) but by looking at the HA detailed star chart and remembering the position from which the flare came, it occured sometime between 03:27:20 and 03:27:45 UTC monday morning the 18th of june. it was an amazingly bright pass, and I am glad i checked HA this weekend, because an entire pubfull of people saw tonight's pass (probably 3 dozen folks). thanks again, mr. peat. clear skies! stephan szyman chicago IL USA 41.6840N, 87.7000W; 188 msl _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park&cp=33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1118863&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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