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Pairing of Venus and Iridium Flare

7 December, 2008 (21:39) | ALERTS, Events | By: tramakers

Check this out. There is an Iridium flare forecast of mag. -4.5 (for my location) tomorrow at 5:34pm at 211 degrees SSW and an altitude of 23 degrees in Sagitarius. (Iridium 30). This should come well within the field of view of Venus which is at -4.3. Jim Honeycutt gets the best view, the center line of the flare comes right over his house!

For me not as bright as the one from last week, but I guess this could be a nice pairing with Venus.
Theo Ramakers