(meteorobs) ARCHIVE RESEND Re: Iridium flare

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• Subject: (meteorobs) ARCHIVE RESEND Re: Iridium flare
• From: Lew Gramer <lewkaren@tiacdot net>
• Date: Tue, 10 Feb 98 16:35:14 -0500
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Hi, David, I had no trouble with the site: but I used the
"Select your location from the Database" option instead.
The site gives you the option of modifying your location
anyway, so this worked out to be a good starting point.

For example, I got the following results for Medford, MA
during the next 7 nights: (Table somewhat prettied up...)

Date:                Tuesday, 10 February, 1998
Observer's Location: Medford ( 42.420N, 71.110W)
Local Time:          Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 5:00)

Date   Time       Max Mag.  Elev.  Azimuth   Mirror Satellite
11 Feb  05:56:03     2      26o    151o       3.6o  Iridium 12
11 Feb  06:04:50     1      32o    159o       2.8o  Iridium 13
11 Feb  18:33:35     0      51o     18o       3.8o  Iridium 9
12 Feb  18:27:27    -0      52o     20o       2.6o  Iridium 13
15 Feb  05:49:35     1      35o    169o       3.6o  Iridium 16
16 Feb  18:02:59    -0      56o     27o       3.2o  Iridium 14
17 Feb  05:37:29    -1      35o    167o       0.3o  Iridium 9
17 Feb  06:25:23     3      16o     77o       3.0o  Iridium 43

By the way, is the Globe planning an article on satellite and/or
meteor observing some time soon? Clear skies and many bylines,

Lew Gramer
Medford, MA

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