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OCCULTATION OF UCAC4 335_212349 BY 138 Tolosa
20161027


A 3 second occultation was recorded by Graeme McKay, using an SCT Telescope and Watec 120N+ camera.

Two misses were recorded for this event.

View the IOTA update.

Observers:
  1(M) B Loader, Darfield, Canterbury, New Zealand
  2(M) L Field, Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand
  3    G McKay, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
  4(P) Prediction- IOTA Feed                

         



       

Tolosa occultation__ 20161027

Discussion:

With only one chord, it is not possible to tell if Graeme was north or sout of the centre line of the event. The misses show the event to be slightly north of the predicted path. The DAMIT model has been plotted to fit the observed chord.

The figure below shows the Tangra light curve of the occultation.

Tolosa  occultation__ 20161027

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP ( 138 ) Tolosa
By Star              UCAC4 335-212349
On 2016-10-27  at 08:22:29.0

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Observer   B. Loader
Location   Darfield
Longitude  +172:06
Latitude   -43:28
Altitude   210 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Steady Thin cloud < 2 
Camera Type  Watec 910BD    PAL/CCIR      
Camera Delay 
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments: Started obs ca 20 secs before event time after cloud clearance & problems.  Two possible events (ca 8:22:20 and 8:22:46) were clearly due to cloud. 
Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.8 _______________________________ Observer Larry Field Location Kaikoura Longitude +173:41 Latitude -42:25 Altitude 70 m Datum Other Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 50 cm Seeing Steady none Camera Type Watec 910BD PAL/CCIR Camera Delay Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: Report prepared by S Kerr on the basis of emailed information. Larry has been unable to complete the report due to other pressures post earthquake. _______________________________ Observer Graeme McKay Location Blenheim Longitude +173:57 Latitude -41:32 Altitude 18 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 28 cm Seeing Steady Clear Camera Type Watec 120N+ PAL/CCIR Camera Delay Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Disappearance 08:22:28.76 Reappearance 08:22:31.34 Comments: Acquired field 20sec before time with long integration setting with no time to adjust to shorter value resulting in poor time resolution.

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