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Iridium satellite or ...?
- John (23rd Jul 2018 - 00:50:04)
Good evening, lovely people of Liphook,
Did anyone else see that bright, orange in colour ,static "fireball" in the night sky, which slowly disappeared at around 3.25am???
Did I see my first Iridium satellite or it was something else?
Thank you in advance for your comments, much appreciated :)
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Re: Iridium satellite or ...?
- Nikki (23rd Jul 2018 - 10:27:37)
No Iridium flares at that time last night .
It was more than likely a Perseid Meteor (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle), as we approach the peak of the shower in a few weeks time . Not forgetting the Space Station is back in the evening skies & on Friday we have the Lunar Eclipse (it'll be rising during Totality though) - plenty to see :) #lookup
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Re: Iridium satellite or ...?
- Nikki (23rd Jul 2018 - 10:42:14)
Too add....here's what an Iridium flare looks like facebook.com/astronicks/...
There's a useful app called Stellarium that let's you rewind & fast forward the night sky, if ever you wonder "what was that ?!" :)
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Re: Iridium satellite or ...?
- John (23rd Jul 2018 - 21:52:25)
Thank you Liz and Nikki for your very informative responses :)
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Re: Iridium satellite or ...?
- Brian Simmons (26th Jul 2018 - 10:16:27)
Definitely not the ISS.
You can sign-up for emails telling you the time and direction of the ISS (when visible) for your location by visiting http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/
Sightings for the next two days
Thu Jul 26,
10:21 PM for 6 mins Elevation 82° Rises 10° above W Sets 11° above E
11:58 PM 4 min 75° 10° above W 62° above SE
Fri Jul 27
9:29 PM 6 min 86° 10° above WSW 11° above E
11:06 PM 5 min 88° 10° above W 20° above E
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