Observation 10/28/10

On 10/28/10, I saw an iridium flare from my driveway in Sarasota.  It occurred in the northeast portion of the sky, at about 7:58 pm.  An iridium flare is a satellite in the sky, and this one in particular got very bright.  Out of the three that I have seen, this iridium flare was the brightest, with a magnitude of about -8.  The bright part of the flare lasted for about 6 seconds, and then it kept getting duller and duller, until I could no longer see it.