ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM REPORTED to SODIS +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 30 November 2023 STAR: UCAC4 609_043464 ASTEROID: 2000 BD5 N?: 19748 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 +----------------------------------+ 4 TIMING OF EVENTS: | | | OCCULTATION RECORDED: POSITIVE | | | +----------------------------------+ 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 - 2130: 30s - - : - - - : D - 2131: 43.91 +/- 0.10 R - 2131: 48.8 +/- 0.20 - - - : E - 2133: 30s - - : Duration : 4.9 Mid-event : 2131 46.35s 5 TELESCOPE: Type: C11 Aperture: 280mm Magnification: F/6 Mount:EQ8 Pro Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Exposure : 0.20s Signal/noise: 5 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 analysis 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: Clear/Moonlit Wind: B1 Temperature: -2 C Star image stability: Moderate Minor planet visible? : No 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Low altitude, with full instrument apeture. Bright background, so a slightly longer exposure used. Path shift found Plate scale : 1.4 arcsec/pix (binned) Predicted Time : 30 Nov; 21:31:54 UT +/- 8 sec Combined Mag : 13.0 Predicted drop : 5.2 Max. Duration : 5 sec OW Centre Dist.: 14 km OW Probability : 31.1% Shadow Width : 26 km Alt/Az : 18° @61° Moon Alt : 25° Constellation : Cancer more CAMERA SETTINGS USB Traffic = 0 Gain : 340 Offset : 200 Gamma : 1 CCD Temporature: -10 C