-8 magnitude Iridium flare

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by kevin on June 26, 2012 at 14:40 and modified on June 26, 2012. at 14:41
Posted In: astronomy

-8 magnitude Iridium satellite flare


This is what a -8 magnitude Iridium flare looks like (brightest point in the south south east sky).
Pretty neat and pretty bright. The brighter they are the shorter duration they are. This should have been less than 1 or 2 seconds.