Iridium Flares Are Disappearing From The Skies [Scott Manley]

[LoneWolf_Recon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzzROZzjTyw

That impact is pretty neat.

[StratoSlug]

It sucks but you can still see less frequent flares off of the ISS and Soyuz craft I believe.

[OvB]

The ISS looks less like a flair and more like a bright star/plane quickly and silently moving across the sky. Should definitely figure out when it's crossing over and give it a look. Can also see cargo ships if they're close.

[CMX]

Spot The Station | NASA

[Clovis]

I think you can see Hubble too, but I assume binoculars are required and I think it's more often visible in the southern hemisphere.

[Psycommu]

Heavens Above

Really good site, they even have an app. You can see all kinds of satellites, not just the ISS and Iridium Flares. I've seen discarded rocket boosters, and inactive and active satellites both over my house with the naked eye with the app. Takes some tinkering to match the brightness filter to the level of light pollution in your area to know what you can see, but it's extremely accurate otherwise. I recommend you check it out.

On topic though, I've been trying to see every bright Iridium flare in my area for about a year and this is saddening. Too many times I've been fucked out of seeing ones as bright as -8.1 magnitude (lower is brighter) because of clouds, and now I might never see them again soon. Damn.