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May 7th 07, 05:32 AM
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Iridium flare image
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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May 8th 07, 06:49 AM
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Iridium flare image
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... http://www.flickr.com/photos/fboyd/487691833/ 60 second exposure. .Florian Neat! How bright was it? What settings did you use (ISO, aperture)? Mike Simmons
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May 9th 07, 12:31 AM
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Iridium flare image
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=487691833 ..Florian
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May 9th 07, 04:48 AM
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Iridium flare image
On Tue, 8 May 2007 16:31:52 -0700, Florian wrote:
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=487691833 .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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