ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM REPORTED to SODIS +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 7 November 2023 STAR: UCAC4 571_007453 ASTEROID: Deborah N?: 541 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 : 1xx m 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 - 0511:32s - - : - - - : D - 0513 23.8 +/- 0.3 R - 0513 25.4 +/- 0.4 - - - : E - 0514:32s - - : Duration : 1.6 Mid-event : 0513 24.6 5 TELESCOPE: Type: C11 Aperture: 280mm Magnification: F/6 Mount:EQ8 Pro Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Exposure : 0.33 s Signal/noise: 5 Time source: GPS++ Sensor: QHY174-GPS (5.86x5.86u), Global Shutter Recording: FITS sequence(2x2bin), SharpCap v4.0.9478, HP i5 SSD W10. Time insertion (specify): 1 PPS (@ start of frame) Event insertion (specify): Tangra/AOTA analysis 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: moderate/variable Wind: 0B Temperature: +3C Star image stability: good Minor planet visible? : No 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Clear to the eye, but with poor/variable transparency (bonfire smoke?) Also slight misting of the corrector plate. The dew heater band needs replacing. Asteroid detected with 2 sec exposures Plate scale : 1.4 arcsec/pix (binned) Predicted Time : 07 Nov; 05:13:26 UT +/- 1 sec Combined Mag : 12.8 Asteroid Mag : 14.5 Predicted drop : 1.7 Max. Duration : 5 sec OW Centre Dist.: 22 km OW Probability : 99.9% Shaddow Width : 66 km Alt/Az : 29° @272° Moon Alt : 42° 33% phase Constellation : Aries more CAMERA SETTINGS USB Traffic = 0 Gain : 380 Offset : 200 Gamma : 1 CCD Temporature: -5 C