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Re: (meteorobs) IRIDIUM FLARES...




In a message dated 6/2/98 6:55:20 PM, you wrote:

<<Anyone have photographs of iridium flares?>>

The way I understand it one of the telephone supporters is sending up 64
satellites and they call them iridium satellites because atomic number for
iridium. I may be off a bit on the atomic number. I guess I could look it up. 
 
The flares are from the satellites solar panel as it twists and turns in
space.
Lloyd