... Mystery flare , from Terry Moseley: . While observing a pass of the ISS tonight (now last night, July 10!) ... It was in the general region of Gamma Ophiuchi, although the sky was too bright, with too few stars visible, for me to get an accurate position. AHA, you'll say - an Iridium Flare! ... BUT - they usually appear in roughly the same quadrant of the sky as the predicted flares, since the Sun-Earth-Satellite angle is similar. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

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