Iridium satellites were so reflective and predictable that later in their lifespans certain websites and apps could notify you precisely when and where their "sunbeams" would pass near your specific lat/lons, especially during peak visible conditions. Sometimes we could catch multiple Iridiums chasing each other, even as brief as they are, simultaneously or near so. That's also when we could catch both the ISS and even Shuttles, on rare occasions, in the same pre-morning or early night skies, one chasing the other on a couple of occasions. My kids were the perfect young ages to wonder why dad was so enthusiastic about "sky things". They're 20-somethings now, and they still make a habit of pausing now and then, under the "dark limbs" of twilight, watching for wtvr might gleam down. Good times 💫
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Iridium satellites were so reflective and predictable that later in their lifespans certain websites and apps could notify you precisely when and where their "sunbeams" would pass near your specific lat/lons, especially during peak visible conditions. Sometimes we could catch multiple Iridiums chasing each other, even as brief as they are, simultaneously or near so. That's also when we could catch both the ISS and even Shuttles, on rare occasions, in the same pre-morning or early night skies, one chasing the other on a couple of occasions. My kids were the perfect young ages to wonder why dad was so enthusiastic about "sky things". They're 20-somethings now, and they still make a habit of pausing now and then, under the "dark limbs" of twilight, watching for wtvr might gleam down. Good times 💫