Bright Iridium flare in Ursa Major

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Time:     May 30, 2002 03:50 Moscow Summer Time (UT+0400)
Camera:   Zorkiy 4 with Industar 50 lens (d/f 3.5)
Film:     Fuji Superia 400
Exposure: 20 sec
Comments: Satellite passed near Alcor and Mizar
          Sun only 7.5 degrees below horizon
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Denis Denissenko (denis@hea.iki.rssi.ru)
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