Iridium Double Flare

From: Michael Gill (eclipsechaser@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Mar 05 2001 - 11:48:51 PST

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    Iridium 35 (24966) flared tonight to magnitude -3 as predicted by Heavens-Above at 19:30:32. A second flare occurred (approx) some 18 seconds later to around –3.

    All this while Mir passed across the sky!

    Longitude –1.95694 latitude +52.467 elevation 133 metres.

    Michael Gill.



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