The following e-mail in quotes I just got from Dana at the south pole. Looks like the "gotta see those iridium flares bug" is spreading down there! :~) He asks a question that I am passing along. Thank you Gerhard Holtkamp and the others for your input and help in this interesting endeavor. Should I recommend iridiflare to him? By the way, it looks like he's going to get some nice aurora down there within the next day or two as well. Dana has been getting lots of flare and aurora pictures but his digital camera only goes to 15 seconds. Read more in his e-mail. Thanks again! Tom Iowa USA "Tom: We are having the May 14 and 15 -8 flares (actually they will be flaring at -8 in about 3 hours) that Gerhard Holtkamp mentioned in his e-mail you sent me, he mentioned that the flare was going to be from front antenna which is unusual, because all flares are caused by the right rear antenna and he said there would be no difference on the appearance on the ground, but there is a big difference. I am seeing double flares. In fact I have been seeing double flares all day while walking my 3 miles to my outer buildings. There is the initial flare that looks like they usually do and then the satellite almost disappears for about 15 seconds and then it flares again, but slightly less intense. I am getting lots of photos of these and will send some. My digital camera only goes up to 15 seconds exposure, so I am taking 35 mm shots at 1 minute or more, but I have some friends who are taking longer exposures with their digital cameras and I will get them tomorrow. The photos look very unusual. Have either of you seen this? I have only seen double flares at the same time by two satellites. Dana" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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