I was out with my Intro astronomy group for a planetary observing session, and we were watching for the predicted -6 mag. flare of Iridium 80 at 23:31 local (for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). 10 minutes *before* the predicted flare, we observed a mag -6 flare in the right spot. We thought we had written the prediction down incorrectly (we hadn't), but watched until the predicted time anyway. At the predicted time there was a fainter, -2 flare in about the right spot as well. What would have caused the first one? It looked like an Iridium flare, but which one? Heaven's Above didn't predict it. Thanks, Scott ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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