[AZ-Observing] Re: Bright Iridium flare tonight

As usual Heavens above was dead on, to the second. Has anyone else =
noticed
that the brighter the flare the quicker it fades? I've noticed that =
flares
dimmer than -1 or so seem to stay at maximum brightness for a much =
longer
period of time. You can also track the satellite for quite a distance =
across
the sky after it fades. The really bright ones peak and quickly dim. You =
can
track the sat for about half the time. Just wondering if anyone else has
seen this effect.

Clear Skies
Rick Tejera=20
President=20
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
www.saguaroastro.org


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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Tejera
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 3:49 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Bright Iridium flare tonight

All,
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Just a quick heads up, there is a bright (-8 from my location, N33 =
40.166, W
112 10.940) iridium flare tonight at 1912.

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From Heavens-Above:

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29 Dec

19:12:51
<http://www.heavens-above.com/flaredetails.asp?SatID=3D25285&Session=3Dke=
bgcbnml
gghiifcchplbhmp&Date=3D39081.0922608471&Mirror=3D1>=20

-8

46=B0

40=B0 (NE )

2.9 km (W)

-8

Iridium
<http://www.heavens-above.com/satinfo.asp?SatID=3D25285&Session=3Dkebgcbn=
mlgghii
fcchplbhmp>  62

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Clear Skies

Rick Tejera

President, Editor SACnews

Saguaro Astronomy Club

Phoenix, Arizona

 <http://www.saguaroastro.org/> www.saguaroastro.org

saguaroastro@xxxxxxx=20

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