[meteorite-list] iridium flares?

[Chris Peterson]

Flares brighter than mag -4 are readily visible in daylight (just like Venus 
is). It's a challenge to see them only because you need to be looking in the 
right place (usually without much in the way of reference) and you need your 
eyes to be properly focuses. But 10-15 seconds is too long for an Iridium 
flare, and even if it lasted that long, you'd see noticeable movement over 
that time.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Flaherty" <grf2 at verizon.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 2:54 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] iridium flares?


> Are Iridium flares customarily visible in the daytime. What I saw this 
> afternoon in the southwest was possibly an aircraft but  because it varied 
> in brightness so intensely and remained "motionless" for the 10 to 15 
> seconds I observed it, I thought Flare?!
> Jerry Flaherty