Iridium flare over Kiama harbour, 8 April 2013
This an image I have been trying to make for several weeks, but something always managed to intrude on the idea - life, family, work, weather, always something! And the day before I finally managed this, the prediction for an even brighter flare than this, off the Iridium 82 satellite, failed to materialise (Iridium 82 turned up at the right time, but must have spun out of control or recently failed, because it was very dim and remained so - there was no flare).
The night that I took this, it was almost completely overcast when I left the house. But I was determined to at least try. I set up 45 minutes early and acted all stubborn. And it worked! 10 minutes before the satellite pass, it started clearing, and fast! The above is the result of my stubbornness (I mean determination ;) ). This is Iridium 18, flaring as predicted:
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