3/02/07 8:00 pm

Tonight there was an Iridium Flare at 7:47pm in the NNE and with a Mag of -8. I was so happy I could see it tonight. Forcast had it that there was to be storms but the skys were clear. I ran outside once the clock showed 7:46 and I saw a speck in the sky which I at first thought was a star, but then it started to brighten and it was SO BRIGHT! It was definitly brighter than Venus and almost as bright as the moon. My parents wanted to see it too, but they were too slow, my dad missed it but my mom saw it fading away. It was so exciting! I thought it was a Nova at first (HaHa):)