Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Weather permitting, bright International Space Station flyby tonite visible in SG. 8:14pm - 8:20pm. From SW to NNE. Mag -2.6.
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email: gary[at]astro.sg
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Weather permitting, super bright ISS flyby tonight visible in SG. Flyby near and above Saturn. 7:25pm - 7:32pm, SSW-NNE. Mag -3.2.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Bright Iridium flare (-7 mag) visible in SG tonite 21 July. Altitude: 25° Azimuth: 355° Time: 8:20pm and 36 seconds.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Weather permitting, bright iridium flare visible in SG tonite @ 19:40:20. Near Mizar. Altitude 34° Azimuth 344°(NNW).
More info: http://www.astro.sg/2013/07/iridium-fla ... stars.html
More info: http://www.astro.sg/2013/07/iridium-fla ... stars.html
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Look at brightest "star" (Venus) in the west tonight at about 7:44pm. Weather permitting, may see International Space Station drifting just below it!
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Super bright & high International Space Station flyby over Singapore tomorrow morning. 7 Aug. 6:28am - 6:35am. NW - SSE.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares - 22 Aug
Super bright and very near iridium flare visible from Singapore tonite 2 secs after 7:27pm! Altitude 44° Azimuth 349°
How near is tonight's iridium flare centre visible from SG @ 7:27pm? Almost directly above Toa Payoh, Bishan, AMK!
This is predicted to be a magnitude -8 super bright flyby. Yes. No typo. Minus eight!
How near is tonight's iridium flare centre visible from SG @ 7:27pm? Almost directly above Toa Payoh, Bishan, AMK!
This is predicted to be a magnitude -8 super bright flyby. Yes. No typo. Minus eight!
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
it is travelling south to north and visible in the north direction?
Born to be Free
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Yupe. But forget about tracking its path early. Too dim for most of its path. Just concentrate at the exact spot it will flare up. Only last for a couple seconds. So make sure your clock is synchronised properly and start staring from 7:26pm.bornfree wrote:it is travelling south to north and visible in the north direction?
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares
Magnitude -8 iridium flare spotted! Through the clouds and *blue* sky! Impressive!
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.