Matthew.Fawcett@eastriding.gov.uk wrote: I've never seen a flare that > lasted so long! Is this common or just a feature of the Motorola > situation? The very first Iridium flare that I ever observed lasted between 15 and 20 seconds, and probably peaked at -8 magnitude. Looked like a car headlight coming down. The flare was very gradual and smooth up and down in magnitude, except a flicker at the end... I have not seen one like it since. I can only assume that I happened to be Dead Center of the predicted path just by sheer luck. Tom Troszak, Asheville, NC, USA 35.601 N, -82.554 W elevation 2,300 ft. mailto:tom@bullhammer.com http://www.bullhammer.com/satphotos1.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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