That's news to me, and a real disappointment. Just before Christmas I saw there was going to be a mag -8 flare close to where the ISS would be- watched it with

That's news to me, and a real disappointment. Just before Christmas I saw there was going to be a mag -8 flare close to where the ISS would be- watched it with my 4yo, spinning a tale the ISS was Santa and the flare was a reindeer re-entry. The flare predictor[1] on the Heavens Above website will presumably shut down when the last of the old satellites goes. [1] http://www.heavens-above.com/IridiumFlares.aspx http://www.heavens-above.com/IridiumFlares.aspx