It's such a shame Iridium flares are no longer a thing. The ISS is in the sky a bit too long really. I've showed people and they thought it was a plane (despite

It's such a shame Iridium flares are no longer a thing. The ISS is in the sky a bit too long really. I've showed people and they thought it was a plane (despite telling them a planes lights would flash). A good Iridium flare was unmistakable though and quite the arresting sight. The last one I be tried to look for would have been perfect. It was supposed to happen on a friend's wedding night. It happened but was thoroughly unimpressive. I found out soon after the satellites were in the process of being decommissioned and flares were no longer happening as predicted. By now they're all gone and we just get boring objects like the Starlink satellites.