Observing Satellites & Iridium Flares

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Bright and high ISS flypass from NorthWest to SouthEast. Thurs 12 Apr. From 5:52 AM - 5:58 AM morning. Last visible one from SG for April.

Mag -3.5. Highest point 85° at 394km away!
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Hubble will be making a few passes over the next few days (Apr 26th onwards):

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummar ... 1&tz=MALST
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Hi VeeJay. Thanks for the heads up. HST seems to be generally quite dim. Quite a challenge to see especially in light polluted and hazy Singapore skies.

Looking forward to observe the "UFO" behaviour of super bright ISS on 5 May at -3.5 mag and suddenly "disappear" after hitting max 70 degree. :)

http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetail ... 5153613194
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Hi guys. Not sure if it was mentioned before but there's an app called "Satellite AR" in Google play that can help identify satellites overhead. Hope it's helpful though I have yet to actively look out for them.
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Super bright ISS flypast tonite 8.18pm - 8.22pm! Look North West for bright white moving "star" flying towards Mars and suddenly disappear!
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ARIANE 5 R/B Satellite flypast tonight from 8:18pm at 0.5 brightness. Then making a "UFO" disappearance at 63° elevation:
http://www.heavens-above.com/passdetail ... 6&size=600
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Weather permitting, bright and high ISS flypast tonight (5 Jun) over SG skies! Look South West from 8:00pm - 8:10pm. http://t.co/GDwtYkSP
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST) flyby over SG. Brightness +1.6. From 7:27pm-7:36pm. Max height 32°. Look South at Crux. http://t.co/xXKcqAXT

Satellite flyby tonite over SG. Look South West for small dim white moving dot flying towards Saturn. 8:55pm - 9:04pm. http://t.co/XlGBdRRJ
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ARIANE Sat. +1.8 bright. 8.17pm-8.20pm. Sat "flying" up from West and right "THROUGH" Mars! WOW! Clear skies please! http://t.co/TVU0AhDC
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Satellite flyby tonite towards Mars, Saturn then Moon! +0.9 bright. Look NorthWest. 8:24pm-8:29pm. Clear skies please! http://goo.gl/7H3rj
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