Iridium 72

[The Warthog]

I had marked down the appearance of Iridium 72 tonight, but when I looked out the window it was cloudy. Went outside, though, and decided to hang around, as I could see the Moon through the thin cloud, and Capella (I think) through some small gaps. At the appointed time, I was watching the right part of the sky, and Iridium 72 showed up, bright enough at -7 to shine through the thin cloud. I've seen them do this before, but I had some doubt as to whether it could tonight. I now have 41 on my list, 37 to go.

[Naz]

Persistance pays WH, How long do you reackon it will take you to catch the rest?

I must start looking for the flares, I have not seen one yet

baz

[lunator]

WH

Congrats.

Are you going to throw an 'iridium flare' party when you've observed them all?

[radioactive]

well done WH just for anyone interested here is a link for my neck of the woods iridium flare times for next seven days

http://www.heavens-above.com/iridium.asp?lat=53.806&lng=-1.537&alt=65&loc=Leeds&TZ=GMT&Dur=7

[The Warthog]

Persistance pays WH, How long do you reackon it will take you to catch the rest?

I must start looking for the flares, I have not seen one yet

baz

It will take a few years, I think, as I don't get out for a look all that often. Summer is best because they appear late in the evening, when I'm usually not busy. I am now at the point where I am often seeing Iridiums that I have already seen, although I've seen three new ones this week.

I'm going to throw a party for myself when I complete my first orbital plane! There are six of them, and I have at least three in each plane that I haven't seen yet.

This is a bit like trainspotting.