ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM
					REPORTED to SODIS
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    |            EAON              |  |            IOTA/ES           |
    |                              |  |   INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION  |
    |     EUROPEAN  ASTEROIDAL     |  |      TIMING  ASSOCIATION     |
    |     OCCULTATION NETWORK      |  |       EUROPEAN SECTION       |
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1 DATE:   3 January 2024              STAR: UCAC4 597_023753  

  ASTEROID: Hecuba                    N?: 108


2 OBSERVER: Name:   Tim HAYMES 
            E-mail: 
		 Address:

3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city:  OXFORD, UK
  Station  : Southside Observatory Y98
  Latitude : N 51 55 xx
  Longitude: W 01 18 xx
  Altitude : 122m
  Datum (WGS84 preferred): WGS84

  Single, OR Double or Multiple station (Specify observer's name): Single

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4 TIMING OF EVENTS:      |                                  |
                         |  OCCULTATION RECORDED: POSITIVE  |
                         |                                  |
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  Type of event
  Start observation   Interrupt-start   Disappearance   Blink   Flash
  End observation     Jnterrupt-end     Reappearance    Other (specify)

                                                  Comments
  Event   Time (UT)    P.E.   Acc.   
  Code   HH MM SS.ss   S.ss   S.ss
  
    S  - 2149:00     -      -      :
       -             -      -      :
    D  - 21 49 53.5       +/- 0.15	  updated 7/1/23
    R  - 21 49 57.2       +/- 0.3
       -             -      -      :
    E  - 2150:30     -      -      :
  
                          Duration : 3.7  +/- 0.3
                         Mid-event : 21 49 55.4


5 TELESCOPE: Type: C11  		Aperture: 280mm       Magnification: F/6
             Mount:EQ8 Pro      Motor drive: Yes

6 TIMING & RECORDING:
  Exposure    : 		0.2s
  Signal/noise:			2.9
  Time source:			GPS++
  Sensor:				QHY174-GPS (5.86x5.86u), Global Shutter
  Recording:	    		SER (2x2bin), SharpCap v4.0.9478, HP i5 SSD W10.
  Time  insertion (specify):	1 PPS (@ start of frame)
  Event insertion (specify):	Tangra and AOTA analysis

7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS:         	
  Atmospheric transparency:  thin cloud  	Wind:  1    	Temperature: +6C
  Star image stability:      good         	Minor planet visible?     :  Yes
           

8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
 
  Observed through thin cloud. Stars were dimmed conciderably 30sec afterwards. Recording stopped early.
  Optimum extraction photometry was used (tangra) and normalised to a nearby star.
  The occultation is near the end of the recording.
 
  Plate scale    : 1.5 arcsec/pix (binned)

  Predicted Time : 03 Jan; 21:49:55 UT   +/- 2 sec
  Combined Mag   : 12.5
  Predicted drop : 0.3
  Max. Duration  : 6 sec
  OW Centre Dist.: 19 km
  OW Probability : 100.0%
  Shadow Width   : 83 km
  Alt/Az         : 63° @139°
  Moon Alt       : -22°     
  Constellation  : Auriga

  more CAMERA SETTINGS
  USB Traffic	 = 0 
  Gain		 : 360
  Offset	 	 : 100
  Gamma		 : 1
  CCD Temporature: -10 C