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Thread #89716   Message #1694125
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
15-Mar-06 - 12:21 PM
Thread Name: BS: Iridium Flares
Subject: BS: Iridium Flares
Not a retro trouser, but a reflected glare from an Iridium phone satellite.
At a brightness of up to magnitude -8 they can even be seen in daylight sky.
This site gives predictions these and other satellite and astronomical events.
http://www.heavens-above.com/

Keith.