ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 26 July 2019 STAR: TYC 5157_01423_1 ASTEROID: Comacina N?: 489 2 OBSERVER: Name: Tim HAYMES E-mail: ******** Address: 3 Florence Villas, Bottle Lane, Littlewick Green, SL6 3SA 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: MAIDENHEAD Station: ** Temporary ** Latitude: N 51 30 ***** Longitude:W 00 48 ***** Altitude: 63m Datum (WGS84 preferred): WGS84 +----------------------------------+ 4 TIMING OF EVENTS: | | | OCCULTATION RECORDED: POSITIVE | | | +----------------------------------+ Comments Event Time (UT) P.E. Acc. Code HH MM SS.ss S.ss S.ss S - 0014:32 - - : The recording started at 0012 in a separate AVI sequence. - - - : D - 0015: 7.00 - +/- 0.04 0.04s integration (1 frame). Time corrections by AOTA (G.Dangl) R - 0015:18.06 - +/- 0.02 - - - : E - 0015:50 - - : Ended by cloud Duration : 11.06s Mid-event : 0015: 12.53s 5 TELESCOPE: Type: SCHMIDT NEWT. Aperture: 203mm Magnification: Prime focus F/4 Mount:EQ6 Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Time source: GPSBOXSPRITE2-U Sensor: WATEC 910HX/RC (CCIR, #1106) 1/2 inch 752x582 array (8.6 x 8.3u) Recording: Digital tape: Sony TRV33E DV camcorder (video-in) Time insertion (specify): 1 PPS, Tangra inserted time with OCR - no corrections are applied to an AVI file. Event insertion (specify): TANGRA + AOTA [AVI obtained with FIREwire Express Card and MS MovieMaker in W7] 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: 4/5 Wind: 0 B Temperature: +18C Star image stability: 3/5 Minor planet visible? : YES 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Good clear conditions for the event, but the last 30s of extra time was spoiled by cloud. GPS time was X-checked with a DCF radio clock. Integration : 0.04s (x2 fields) Gain (dB) : 41 dB Gamma : 1.0 S/N(Tangra) : 5 Predicted Time : 26 Jul; 00:15:06 UT +/- 3 sec Combined Mag : 10.8 Predicted drop : 2.2 Max. Duration : 10 sec OW Centre Dist.: 2 km OW Probability : 99.5% Shaddow Width : 200 km Alt/Az : 31° @191° Moon Alt : 5° Phase: 41% @ 108 deg Distance Constellation : Aquila