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Iridium Flare for Charlie Elliott

23 January, 2009 (10:23) | ALERTS, Observing | By: tramakers

It is cloudy again, but if it clears up for a few minutes tonight, you have the chance to see a hugh Iridium flare. Iridium 15 will flare with a magnitude -6.2 at 19:05:50 local time at azimuth=178.5° S, altitude= 34.7° in constellation Eridani. This information is for the Covington, Social Circle, Charlie Elliott area. For you living half way between Atlanta and CE, the flare will be at a magnitude of -1.1 and in Atlanta it will not flare at all :-(
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