Hello ,
Iridflar 2.2 has the option of including solar panel flares,
P Include solar panel flares: Yes
S Source: Sun
(or S=Moon) and predicts:
Ir# S Date Local Time Azm El RA Decl N M Mag (km)
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50 2003- 5-17 19:51:15.0 125 52 12h37 -19.5 D R 4.1 138 E
50 2003- 5-17 19:52:50.0 155 31 12h44 -50.0 D S -1.3 52.8 W
Of 203 flares in the near future, 42 are Solar, 68 Forward MMA, 93 Right,
none Left. These include very faint flashes in all cases.
Of 98 flares, 38 are Solar, 8 Forward MMA, 52 Right, brighter than +4.
Tonight, you have an unusually bright lunar flare !
74 2003- 5-18 23:27:22.9 113 72 15h14 -5.8 A Lun R 7.3 1.4306
103.7509 2.9 W
Also on May 20+21 if you can travel 10 km E/23 km W (I haven't checked
the map)
/Björn
----- Original Message -----
> Hi folks:
>
> Around 7:50 pm on May 17, I accidentally caught a ' iridium-like'
> flare ( -1 or -2) while adjusting my video lens. I thought this must
be
> easy to ID but heavens-above did not yield any clue. Even running
> irdiflar with fresh TLE did not help.
>
> Rechecking using skymap, the most likely candidate that fit
> the timing and direction/trajectory is IRIDIUM 50. No flare
> spot( normally colored yellow) was indicated.
> Is this unpredictable flare specific to iridum #50?
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