Re: Iridium flares for New York City

JAY RESPLER (JRespler@surfnj.net)
Fri, 04 Sep 1998 00:25:51 -0400

Matson, Robert wrote:
> Don Gardner prompted me to take a look at upcoming Iridium flares for
> major metropolitan areas.  New York City was the first that came to
> mind, and they will have quite a show over the next week:
> 
> Configuration file: newyork.cfg
> TLE File: iridium.tle
> Site name: New York, NY
> Latitude:  40.75170  Longitude:  -73.99420  Altitude:     0.0 ft
> Time Zone: UTC  -4.0 h
> 
>       Local    Local     Iridium          Sun    Flare   Maximum Flare  Ir
> Day   Date     Time    Azm El Rnge N I  Azm Elv Mag MMA Latit.  Longit.  # S
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fri 98- 9- 4 18:30:36  332 63  540 A L  271   9  -8  L      1.9 mi W    23
> Fri 98- 9- 4 20:36:18  356 28  884 A L  292 -13  -2  L     14.6 mi W    31

> Sat 98- 9- 5 20:30:03  356 30  846 A L  291 -12  -2  L     14.1 mi W    57
> Sun 98- 9- 6 20:23:48  356 32  812 A L  290 -11  -1  L     15.7 mi W    60
> Mon 98- 9- 7  5:47:15  190 59  559 D L   74  -7  -3  L      9.4 mi E    76 M
> Mon 98- 9- 7 20:17:35  357 34  782 A L  288 -11  -2  L     11.3 mi W    29
> Tue 98- 9- 8 20:11:25  357 36  755 A L  287 -10  -2  L     11.1 mi W    32
> Wed 98- 9- 9  5:40:49  203 56  573 D L   74  -9   0  L     24.9 mi W    26
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Note that the one on Friday night at 6:30pm is before sunset.  I included it
> only
> because of the -8 magnitude prediction.  Also notice that most of the flare
> centerlines are west of the coordinates I chose, so if you happen to live in
> Newark (or really anywhere in eastern Jersey), you'll be in prime position.
> --Rob

I'm about 40 miles south of NYC, but these predictions are very similar.
For max flare, you have to be within a few miles of the best spot but
these predictions show you can be quite a distance away and still see
something.

Configuration file: IRIDFLAR.CFG
TLE File: \q\iridium.tle
Site name: JAY RESPLER, FREEHOLD NJ  v1.63
Latitude:  40.28083  Longitude:  -74.23511  Altitude:   140.0 ft
Time Zone: UTC  -4.0 h

      Local    Local     Iridium         Sun      Flare     Maximum Flare  Ir
Day   Date     Time    Azm El Rnge N I Azm Elv  Ang Mg MMA Latit.  Longit.  #
S
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Fri 98- 9- 4 18:30:44  332 63  523 A L 271   9  0.0 -8  L  40.280  -74.228
69  
Fri 98- 9- 4 20:36:13  357 29  878 A L 292 -13  0.4 -4  L  40.303  -74.370
31  

Sat 98- 9- 5 20:29:53  357 31  840 A L 291 -12  0.3 -5  L  40.296  -74.334
57  

Sun 98- 9- 6 20:23:41  357 33  807 A L 289 -11  0.5 -4  L  40.300  -74.370
60  
Mon 98- 9- 7 20:17:25  357 35  778 A L 288 -11  0.1 -7  L  40.285  -74.267
29  

Tue 98- 9- 8 16:10:22  244 58  561 A L 245  34  0.1 -7  L  40.279  -74.271
72  
Tue 98- 9- 8 20:11:10  358 36  751 A L 287 -10  0.0 -7  L  40.282  -74.245
32  
Wed 98- 9- 9  5:38:42  195 58  547 D L  73 -10  1.4 -1  L  40.287  -73.961
69  
Wed 98- 9- 9  5:40:57  200 57  570 D L  74  -9  1.1 -2  L  40.275  -74.465
26  
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Jay Respler
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