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OCCULTATION OF UCAC2 24922301 BY 134340 Pluto
2010 May 19


Three clearly observed misses were recorded for this event.

View the updated prediction.

Observers:
  1(M) S Kerr,Glenlee,QLD,AU
  2(M) D Herald,Kambah, ACT, AU
  3(M) D Gault,Hawkesbury Heights,NSW,AU
  4(P) Prediction 30 April

    

Pluto  occultation - 2010 May 19

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 2306 km diameter of Pluto . With no positive chords we cannot say where the actual path was, so the circle has been plotted on the predicted path.

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP (134340) Pluto
By Star              UCAC2 24922301
On 2010-05-19  at 16:37:32.0

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Observer   Stephen Kerr
Location   Glenlee,QLD,AU
Longitude  +150:30
Latitude   -23:16
Altitude   50 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   30 cm
Seeing
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments: Video camera integrating at 120msec.
Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.4

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Observer   Dave Herald
Location   Kambah, ACT, AU
Longitude  +149:03
Latitude   -35:23
Altitude   582 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   35 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments:   Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.4

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Observer   Dave Gault
Location   Hawkesbury Heights,NSW,AU
Longitude  +150:38
Latitude   -33:39
Altitude   286 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope Newtonian
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments: Wat-120N @ 32 frame stack
Light curves and .csv files included with this report

    

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