ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM REPORTED to SODIS +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 6 August 2023 STAR: UCAC4 370_185023 ASTEROID: Sapientia N?: 275 2 OBSERVER: Name: Tim HAYMES E-mail: Address: 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: OXFORD, UK Station : Southside Observatory Y98 Latitude : N 51 55 xx.x Longitude: W 01 18 xx.x 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 - 2235:00 - - : - - - : D - 2237 10.3 +/- 0.3 pyote=> 2237 10.45 +/-0.33 (-0.125 => 10.35) R - 2237 16.4 +/- 0.4 2237 16.58 +/-0.33 (-0.125 => 16.46) - - - : E - 2239:00 - - : Duration : 6.1s pyote=> 6.13 Mid-event : 2237 13.35s 5 TELESCOPE: Type: C11 Aperture: 280mm Magnification: F/4 Mount:EQ8 Pro Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Exposure : 0.25s Signal/noise: 8 (2.9 at the event) Time source: GPS++ Sensor: QHY174-GPS (5.86x5.86u), Global Shutter Recording: SER-12 BIT(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: Fair Wind: 0 Temperature: +12 Star image stability: slight flickering Minor planet visible? : Yes 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: F3.3 reducer at F4.1 Unexpected long duration for position just outside the path. Slight haze at elivation 18. Apeture partly cut off by observatory wall. No power to the camera cooler. (Fuse?) Plate scale : 2.2 arcsec/pix (binned) Predicted Time : 06 Aug; 22:37:09 UT +/- 3 sec Combined Mag : 12.8 Predicted drop : 0.5 Max. Duration : 8 sec OW Centre Dist.: 59 km OW Probability : 37.1% Shadow Width : 328 km Alt/Az : 18° @153° Moon Alt : 7° Constellation : Capricornus more CAMERA SETTINGS USB Traffic = 0 Gain : 360 Offset : 100 Gamma : 1 CCD Temporature: +14 C (TEC off)