NUFORC Sighting 113566
Occurred: 2014-09-14 20:47 LocalReported: 2014-09-14 21:35 Pacific
Duration: 25 seconds
No of observers: 1
Location: Cashmere, WA, USA
Shape: Changing
Very large satellite appearance.
North polar orbit. Just past zenith grew in brightness to about 10 times station brightness, moving as a typical satellite, until much more bright than any satellite could possibly get from reflected sunlight, unless extremely large, i.e. 1/2 mile in size @ 300 miles agl.
http://heavens-above.com/IridiumFlares.aspx?lat=47.5223&lng=-120.4698&loc=Cashmere&alt=241&tz=PST
NUFORC Note:
Sighting of Iridium #70 at 20:45 hrs.. See www.Heavens-above link below. PD
Posted 2014-09-18
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