I thought I'd post information for local iridium flares. These flares are the phenomenon caused by the satellites reflecting sunlight towards the Earth, and appear as a bright "flare". They're just one more neat object you can see as you look up at night.
Tonight, June 2nd, at 8:58:26 PM the Iridium 18 satellite will appear be about magnitude -2 with the flare brightening to approx -8. Location should be about 67° Alt 77° Az (ENE).
What do those coordinates mean? Well, Alt means altitude, or vertical. Your fist at arms length is about 10°, so from the horizon, about 6.5 fists will get you to around 67°. Az is Azimuth, or horizontal. This is the direction you'll face. North is 0°. East is 90°. 77° will be ENE above Pegasus.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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