06-11-2017, 08:09 AM
We have a couple of Iridium flares worth viewing in the night sky, one tonight (Sunday), and one tomorrow night (Monday).
Sunday, June 11, 2017
8:11 PM:
Brightest (-8.4 mag) in Honomu, Kaumana, and just above Mt View. In HPP it will flash at a still relatively bright -2.4 magnitude. The flare will appear between Jupiter and Saturn at 8:11 PM, but best to look at the map for tracking:
http://www.heavens-above.com/flaredetails.aspx?fid=0&lat=19.5999&lng=-154.9457&loc=HPP&alt=12&tz=UCT10
Monday, June 12th, 2017:
7:54 PM
Lower Hawaiian Beaches and Leilani Estates will see the brightest flare at -9.0 mag. HPP and Pahoa at -8.4 mag. The flare will appear before the satellite reaches a point in the sky between Jupiter and Saturn, but again best to refer to the sky chart:
http://www.heavens-above.com/flaredetails.aspx?fid=1&lat=19.5999&lng=-154.9457&loc=HPP&alt=12&tz=UCT10
Sunday, June 11, 2017
8:11 PM:
Brightest (-8.4 mag) in Honomu, Kaumana, and just above Mt View. In HPP it will flash at a still relatively bright -2.4 magnitude. The flare will appear between Jupiter and Saturn at 8:11 PM, but best to look at the map for tracking:
http://www.heavens-above.com/flaredetails.aspx?fid=0&lat=19.5999&lng=-154.9457&loc=HPP&alt=12&tz=UCT10
Monday, June 12th, 2017:
7:54 PM
Lower Hawaiian Beaches and Leilani Estates will see the brightest flare at -9.0 mag. HPP and Pahoa at -8.4 mag. The flare will appear before the satellite reaches a point in the sky between Jupiter and Saturn, but again best to refer to the sky chart:
http://www.heavens-above.com/flaredetails.aspx?fid=1&lat=19.5999&lng=-154.9457&loc=HPP&alt=12&tz=UCT10
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