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Bright man made sky objects for CE tonight

5 February, 2009 (11:26) | ALERTS, Events | By: tramakers

Well the weather looks pretty good for tonight at Charlie Elliott. And in addition to great observing we should expect the following surprises: ISS at mag – 3.4 and Iridium 14 at mag -6.8

ISS Flyby
Appears 18h46m59s 0.7mag az:309.4° NW at the horizon, Culmination 18h51m59s -3.4mag az:226.1° SW h:56.6°, Disappears 18h56m57s -0.7mag az:142.5° SE horizon; distance: 430.1km height above Earth: 363.6km elevation of sun: -9°

Iridium 14 Satellite
At 19h28m43s a flare from MMA2 (Left antenna) Magnitude=-6.8mag location: Azimuth= 28.6° NNE altitude= 49.2° in constellation Camelopardalis. Height above Earth=713.1 km distance to satellite=907.9 km. Brightness estimate may be unreliable and flare time accurate to a few seconds.

Theo