George Olshevsky wrote: "I've been meaning to ask--what exactly is the source of the Iridium flares? Reflections from shiny parts of the surface?" The brightest ones are from the main mission antennas (or antennae): http://www.satobs.org/iridium.html But their solar panels also flare. Rob Matson's program Iridflar gives predictions for both types of flares. Ed Cannon - ecannon@mail.utexas.edu - Austin, Texas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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