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Date: 06 May 2007 21:32:58
From: Florian
Subject: Iridium flare image
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I got a fairly good shot of a flare from Iridium 26 as it passed over =
Palm Springs (Calif) tonight...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fboyd/487691833/
60 second exposure.
.Florian
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Date: 07 May 2007 22:49:04
From: Mike Simmons
Subject: Re: Iridium flare image
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On Sun, 6 May 2007 21:32:58 -0700, Florian wrote:
> I got a fairly good shot of a flare from Iridium 26 as it passed over Palm Springs (Calif) tonight...
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fboyd/487691833/
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> 60 second exposure.
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> .Florian
Neat! How bright was it? What settings did you use (ISO, aperture)?
Mike Simmons
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Date: 08 May 2007 16:31:52
From: Florian
Subject: Re: Iridium flare image
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> Neat! How bright was it? What settings did you use (ISO, aperture)?
The projected magnitude from Heavens-Above.com was -8. It was pretty =
bright! The EXIF data for the image is here...
http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=3D487691833
.Florian
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Date: 08 May 2007 20:48:40
From: Mike Simmons
Subject: Re: Iridium flare image
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On Tue, 8 May 2007 16:31:52 -0700, Florian wrote:
>> Neat! How bright was it? What settings did you use (ISO, aperture)?
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> The projected magnitude from Heavens-Above.com was -8. It was pretty bright! The EXIF data for the image is here...
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> http://www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=487691833
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> .Florian
Thanks, Florian. I may give it a try sometime. It might be a wait for one
that bright, though.
Mike Simmons
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