Iridium Flare.

[Jeff RV]

Just see two very close Iridium Flares one behind the other in the middle of Cassiopeia at 9.44 pm, location "Basildon Essex".

If it was the ISS then what was close behind it, any idea's?

Jeff.

[The Warthog]

i'm a little confused by your post, as an Iridium Flare and the ISS are two different satellite phenomena. An Iridium Flare is a glint off an Iridium satellite, and the ISS is, well, the ISS.

It is possible to see two IR's close together. Sometimes another part of the satellite will flare, giving two flares above the baseline 6th magnitude appearance of the satellite, and occasionally another, unused or disabled Iridium satellite may be in the same orbit, and close by.

[Jeff RV]

i'm a little confused by your post, as an Iridium Flare and the ISS are two different satellite phenomena. An Iridium Flare is a glint off an Iridium satellite, and the ISS is, well, the ISS.

It is possible to see two IR's close together. Sometimes another part of the satellite will flare, giving two flares above the baseline 6th magnitude appearance of the satellite, and occasionally another, unused or disabled Iridium satellite may be in the same orbit, and close by.

I've always been daft.

What i meant was if it wasn't a I/F then could it have been the ISS etc just disappearing from view?

I suggested it was an I/F because i hadn't noticed it a few moment earlier, but when i looked back it was there.

Jeff.

[The Warthog]

I suppose you could see the ISS just before it passes into shadow, and think it was an IF. IFs go only north or south, so that may help. Otherwise, I've no idea.

[The Warthog]

You might want to have a look at this new thread. I had thought Jules Verne was separated from the ISS, but perhaps it is still near, and could be what you saw.

http://stargazerslounge.com/index.php/topic,31806.0/topicseen.html