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by Uwe Reimann

Photos by Antonio Scarmato: Iridium 52 and 54
Compare the photos at right. You can see the difference between a flare of -2mag and -7mag! The appearance on the sky is also really different. I prefer flares with at least -6mag.



Iridium 52 with -2mag

Photo taken on 19 October 1998 with a reflex Ob. 50mm f/1.9 135 mm film 100 iso, 20.13.52 local time from Calabria Italy S.Costantino di Briatico 60 m sea level elevation 25° azimuth 16° (N).Copyrigth Toni Scarmato


Iridium 54 with -7mag
Photo taken on 18 October 1998 with a reflex Ob. 50mm f/1.9 135 mm film 100 iso, 20.26.24 local time from Calabria Italy S.Costantino di Briatico 60 m sea level elevation 25° azimuth 16° (N). Copyright Toni Scarmato

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Thanks to Antonio for sending me these
pictures and the permission to publish them!


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