Anyone ever see an Iridium flare?

[magking1971]

They are pretty cool day or night, check out this place and look up your location to see when they happen.

[FactsOfLife]

Yep seen literally dozens of them. Best one I ever saw was just last year, bright enough to see my shadow on the ground!

Starry Night Pro has a feature that can tell you when and where flares are going to occur.

[FactsOfLife]

check out this one

[Cryer]

O_O


soo... what is it?

[personman]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ALienS!!

[Thordic]

http://satobs.org/iridium.html#iridium

[Cryer]

cool.. Thx.


I';m gonna have to check one out...

[Muzikman]

This is why I need $5K for a new telescope

[FactsOfLife]

you don't need 5000 for a new scope...

I'll sell you one just like this for 4500.

[Python14]

Facts, I swear, everytime you get to showing off your little armory of big reflectors....My face turns green with envy. One of the many things I'll miss in college is not having my telescope.

[FactsOfLife]

Lemme know when you want to order up one of these, I'll give you a special AO discount.

[magking1971]

Do you make these at home facts?

[Python14]

lol, Sure, gimme a call in 6 years and maybe we can work something out.

[Muzikman]

That's not very portable and my roof doesn't open. I want a 14" Schmidt-Cassegrain scope.

[Blennidae]

A couple questions on this. Are they really brief flashes, where if you blink you missed it?

Either way, thats a pretty cool pic FoL.