More Iridium Flares

Two of the brightest Iridium flares are going to appear in dark skies this Saturday, September 14, 2013.  Iridium 80 will flare at about 5:18 AM. Then at 8:20 PM, Iridium 80 will put on a short show. The morning flare will be in the SW sky; the evening one in the SE. Both about 2/3 the way from the horizon to the zenith - roughly 60 degrees above the horizon. Details can be viewed on the Heaven's Above web site.

Update:  Be advised, these events are local events. The brightness of the flare diminishes on either side of the path on the earth. So although these two are very bright in Reisterstown, they may not be nearly as bright just 10-20 miles east or west (turns out that my house is almost directly in the path of many of the Iridium flares).  So check with the Heaven's Above site for your location.