Dear all,
Last night, while observing comet Neat, I saw 2 bright flares. I was able
to identify one as an Iridium, but failed to find a good match for the
other.
The satellite was travelling from South to North in probably a polar
orbit that would bring it close to the Zenith, and I had the
impression it was moving slower than an Iridium. Also the flare lasted
longer for what I expect from Iridiums. It reached -4 mag. I wasn't able
to write down the exact time and position in the sky, and since I couldn't
find a good match with Mike McCants alldat.tle, I am uncertain about the
time and position. What I recall was that the satellite was located
between the head of Serpens and the top of Ophuichius, at RA~16.5h,
Dec~+10d at about 00:57 CEST on May 19th (22:57 UT on May 18th).
My observing site is at 51.9114 N, 5.1736 E.
Any ideas?
Cees
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