Ever seen an Iridium flare? Don't know what they are? Iridium flares are the sudden increase in intensity of sunlight bouncing off the highly reflective surfaces of the Iridium communications satellites, and they are awesome to see. But, the window of opportunity to see them is closing as the replacement Iridiums are already being sent up (SpaceX’s Falcon 9 delivered the first 10 of a new generation of Iridium NEXT satellites to low-Earth orbit back on January 14th) and these will not produce the famous flares.
Complete story and guide to how to locate and view the flares can be found at Sky And Telescope.
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