04-11-2017, 04:42 PM
There's another bright Iridium flare on the evening of Thursday, April 13th at 19:31:02. Although not as bright as the one on April 7th, it will still appear to be a little brighter than Venus at its brightest. The center of the flare path is very similar to the April 7th event, but unfortunately, the weather forecast is not promising. On the other hand, the moon won't be up. For those wanting to try and spot the satellite before the flare, it will be moving from the north to the south.
If the sky is clear, the flare will be easy to locate. Just find Sirius in the SW and Jupiter in the East. Draw a line between them and the flare will appear in the middle of that line.
There are also a couple of decent ISS passes on the evenings of April 17th and 18th when the weather forecast is a little more promising. Details nearer the time.
If the sky is clear, the flare will be easy to locate. Just find Sirius in the SW and Jupiter in the East. Draw a line between them and the flare will appear in the middle of that line.
There are also a couple of decent ISS passes on the evenings of April 17th and 18th when the weather forecast is a little more promising. Details nearer the time.