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Iridium Flares

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Search Period Start: 10:59, Saturday, 19 May, 2012
Search Period End: 11:59, Saturday, 26 May, 2012
Observer's Location: Unspecified ( 41.2119°N, 0.8085°E)
Local Time: Central European Summer Time (GMT + 2:00)

DateLocal
Time
Intensity
( Mag)
Alt. Azimuth Distance to
flare centre
Intensity at
flare centre
(Mag.)
Satellite
19 May 23:55:06 -1 21° 45° (NE ) 61.4 km (W) -7 Iridium 56
20 May 03:49:58 -3 29° 290° (WNW) 24.8 km (W) -7 Iridium 80
20 May 05:20:52 -5 11° 80° (E ) 6.4 km (W) -5 Iridium 47
20 May 06:18:34 -6 20° 31° (NNE) 2.9 km (E) -6 Iridium 23
20 May 23:49:13 -7 22° 47° (NE ) 7.6 km (W) -7 Iridium 84
21 May 03:43:46 -5 28° 292° (WNW) 16.0 km (E) -7 Iridium 81
21 May 04:13:21 -0 34° 130° (SE ) 61.1 km (W) -7 Iridium 70
21 May 05:23:45 -5 13° 83° (E ) 17.0 km (W) -6 Iridium 3
21 May 06:12:37 -2 19° 31° (NNE) 38.1 km (W) -6 Iridium 45
21 May 23:43:11 -0 22° 48° (NE ) 61.1 km (E) -7 Iridium 12
22 May 04:07:12 -3 33° 131° (SE ) 27.1 km (W) -7 Iridium 64
22 May 05:17:33 -0 13° 85° (E ) 128.3 km (E) -6 Iridium 76
22 May 05:26:38 -2 16° 86° (E ) 63.0 km (W) -6 Iridium 25
22 May 22:11:49 -2 60° 74° (ENE) 18.3 km (W) -8 Iridium 19
22 May 23:46:32 -1 27° 49° (NE ) 55.5 km (W) -7 Iridium 50
23 May 03:40:31 -1 24° 295° (WNW) 51.1 km (W) -7 Iridium 39
23 May 04:01:02 -4 32° 133° (SE ) 16.7 km (E) -8 Iridium 67
23 May 05:20:28 -3 16° 88° (E ) 55.1 km (E) -6 Iridium 47
23 May 05:52:08 -3 13° 29° (NNE) 33.1 km (E) -5 Iridium 11
23 May 22:05:46 -1 58° 75° (ENE) 31.7 km (E) -8 Iridium 97
23 May 23:40:36 -7 27° 51° (NE ) 2.9 km (E) -7 Iridium 53
24 May 03:34:22 -7 23° 297° (WNW) 10.3 km (W) -7 Iridium 15
24 May 03:54:51 -0 31° 134° (SE ) 59.5 km (E) -8 Iridium 72
24 May 05:23:26 -5 19° 90° (E ) 24.2 km (W) -6 Iridium 3
24 May 23:34:37 -0 27° 52° (NE ) 60.2 km (E) -7 Iridium 54
25 May 03:28:11 -1 24° 299° (WNW) 52.6 km (E) -7 Iridium 41
25 May 05:17:15 -2 18° 92° (E ) 63.0 km (E) -6 Iridium 76
26 May 03:30:55 -0 19° 302° (WNW) 75.0 km (W) -7 Iridium 40
26 May 03:52:01 -0 37° 140° (SE ) 50.7 km (W) -8 Iridium 66
26 May 05:20:15 -2 22° 95° (E ) 49.5 km (W) -6 Iridium 47


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