Greetings fellow astrophiles! We’re not even waiting until 5:00 p.m. to announce this one. Tonight looks fantastic for observing, so Darling Hill will be opening. There are no “reasonable” ISS fly-overs tonight (3 a.m. and beyond), but two Iridium Flares are predicted for tonight (shown below, from heavens-above.com). Date LocalTime Intensity(Mag) Alt. Azimuth Distance toflare centre Intensity atflare centre(Mag.) Satellite 03 Jun 22:33:10 -4 18° 273° (W ) 35.8 km (E) -6 Iridium 52 03 Jun 23:49:54 -2 37° 228° (SW ) 31.3 km (E) -8 Iridium 43
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