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Observing the Shining "Constellation" of Iridium Flares by CLEW ..... Science Forum

Date:   9/28/2013 11:45:47 AM ( 11 y ago)
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URL:   https://www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=2109333

"In skywatching circles, the Iridium satellites stand apart because their flat, shiny, door-size antenna arrays (three per spacecraft) periodically reflect sunlight toward the ground, causing brief (seconds-long) but brilliant flares"

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/projects/3307166.html

 

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