I can confirm The Iridium flare. I saw it while driving home from university classes this evening, but thought it was a "Leonid". Thank you for the info. I was heading SW at the time (1830 EST) near the East end of Chippewa Bay. Dave KB3EFS On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Phil Somers <pwsomers@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > The Shuttle was just launched and there is a possibility of seeing the > second orbit at 17:39-17:41 low on the northern horizon. Space station also > has a low pass in the north about 18:07. Also a very bright Iridium flare > about 18:30 in downtown Kingston and vicinity. Check heaven-above.com. > > ... Phil VE3HST > ________________________________ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr!