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