Driving to Iridium Flare Centerline
Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Mon, 27 Oct 1997 18:58:44 -0700
>Incidently, I have a pass coming up with a centerline that's a very short
>distance from my house, just to the west. The trouble is, it's just offshore
>in the Pacific! I'll think I'll elect to stay dry, and forego the riptides.
>
> Craig Cholar 3432P@VM1.CC.NPS.NAVY.MIL
> Marina, California
> 36 41 10.3N, 121 48 17.9W (36.6862, -121.8050) UTC -8
>
Actually Craig, due to the possible offset of the MMAs from factory preset,
you
may end up going the wrong way. For those that are within about 0.3 of
0.0, I just
stay home. Without having folks available to make absolute magnitude
estimates,
it is impossible to know if driving 3 miles helps any. Of course if you have
a 2.0 degree angle and want to see the centerline flare, that would probably
help.
Ron