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Clouds and weather permiting, there will be a show tonight as well.
At 9:26pm tonight, from Victoria, look to the North Northwest (345 degrees compass) and about 18 degrees above the horizon.
The huge solar panels of the Iridium 96 communications sattelite will catch the suns rays and act as a huge mirror creating a massive flare effect.
A few minutes later,at 9:33pm, Iridium 28 will make its pass in almost the exact same point in the sky (somewhat less bright but still very bright for a sattelite.
the first pass should be a -6 magnitude followed by a -3 magnitude for Iridium 28.
for those who dont know Magnitudes, Venus at its very brightest (oft mistaken for a UFO) is a -4, the Full moon is a -12 and the noon sun is a whopping -26.
Later in the week there is a -8 pass (the brightest these sattelites get)
This is only for Victoria, just a few miles difference, can alter the brightness of these objects as what we are seeing is the same thing as if...
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