[amsat-bb] small, brief light flash near ISS

[Rick Tejera]

Go here: www.heavens-above.com

You can get past predictions to see what it was. Most likely an iridium flare, but not necessarily so. 

73
Rick
K7TEJ

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-------- Original message --------
From: "D. Craig Fox" <DFox at rwglaw.com> 
Date:04/11/2015  16:35  (GMT-07:00) 
To: 'Glenn Miller - AA5PK' <aa5pk at suddenlink.net>, amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] small, brief light flash near ISS 

Thanks Glenn, David and Brenton. I could definitely check Iridium satellite predicted flares. Forgot about Iridium satellite flares. 
Although this small flash seemed separate from the ISS structure, looking back on the incident, and given how large the ISS is, Im thinking a brief reflection off an area that was not solidly and continuously illuminated during the pass, occurring when the geometry was just perfect for our viewing location, seems the likeliest explanation. 

Thanks again gents!

73s
Craig

(Glenn I looked for you on AO73's earlier pass last night)



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