4 December 2004

Observing Location	Parkchester, The Bronx, NY
Atmospheric Conditions	It was clear with a bright blue sky to the north and a slightly lighter blue to the east.
Instruments	Naked-eye observing
Observing Party	Charlie Ridgway

Target	Iridium 30 Daytime Flare
Constellation
Category	Satellite
Time	4Deco4; 0908 EST
Comments	The flare was predicted to be at magnitude -7.4. I thought it would be an easy one since I could see the section of sky where it was to be from my bed. After a late night of observing I was not looking forward to getting dressed and going out on a cold morning. I sat at the window looking through the bug screen, through the double glazed window, through a tree in the courtyard outside, and past the connected apartment building at the chunk of sky where the flare should light up. But nothing happened. I probably should have dragged my sorry bones out of bed and gone to one of the ovals for a more unobstructed view of the sky.