ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM REPORTED to SODIS +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 31 October 2023 STAR: UCAC4 634_021792 ASTEROID: Lallement N?: 5447 2 OBSERVER: Name: Tim HAYMES 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: OXFORD, UK Station : Southside Observatory Y98 Latitude : N 51 55 Longitude: W 01 18 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 - 0049 00 - - : - - - : D - 0050 26.41 +/- 0.05 : R - 0050 27.69 +/- 0.08 : - - - : E - 0052 00 - - : Duration : 1.28 Mid-event : 0050 27.05 5 TELESCOPE: Type: C11 Aperture: 280mm Magnification: F/6 Mount:EQ8 Pro Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Exposure : 0.1s Signal/noise: 6 Time source: GPS++ Sensor: QHY174m-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: Good/Moonlight Wind: 1 Bf Temperature: +4 C Star image stability: Good Minor planet visible? : No 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Strong Moonlight causing a bright background. I thought this was being caused by dew formation but the corrector plate was clear. Plate scale : 1.4 arcsec/pix (binned 2x2) Predicted Time : 31 Oct; 00:50:25 UT +/- 5 sec Combined Mag : 12.9 Predicted drop : 4.3 Max. Duration : 2 sec OW Centre Dist.: 1 km OW Probability : 21.6% Shaddow Width : 11 km Alt/Az : 66° @118° Moon Alt : 61° Constellation : Auriga more CAMERA SETTINGS Capture Area 1920 x 1200 USB Traffic = 0 Gain : 350 Offset : 100 Gamma : 1 CCD Temporature: +5 C