+--------------------------------+ +--------------------------------+ ASTERIODAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +--------------------------------+ +--------------------------------+ EAON & IOTA-ES EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION NETWORK INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION TIMING ASSOCIATION EUROPEAN SECTION +--------------------------------+ +--------------------------------+ 1.DATE: 2006/10/08 STAR: TYC 1722-00810-1 ASTEROID: (409) Aspasia 2.OBSERVER: Name: Gerhard Dangl Phone: ++43-(0)2842-53908 Address: AUSTRIA, A-3830, Nonndorf 12 E-mail: gerhard@dangl.at 3.OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: Waidhofen/Thaya Latitude: N 48 47 13.4 (WGS84) Longitude: E 15 14 08.3 (WGS84) Altitude: 552m (MSL) Single/Multiple: Single +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ 4.TIMING OF EVENTS: Occultation recorded: POSITIVE Type of event: "S"tart observation; "I"nterrupt-"s"tart; "D"isappearance; "B"link; "F"lash; "E"nd observation; "I"nterrupt-"e"nd; "R"eappearance; "O"ther (specify) Personal Equation Substracted: No Event Time (UT) P.E. Accuracy + Comments code: HH:MM:SS.ss S.ss S.ss S: 21:20:50 D: 21:24:06.096 0.01 (D:time +/-10ms) R: 21:24:20.936 0.01 (R:time +/-10ms) Duration 14.84s (+/-20ms) E: 21:27:41 5.TELESCOPE: Type: Newton Focal length: 1200mm Aperture: 254 mm Magnification: video/primary focus/recorded field 1112" x 830" Mount: Equatorial Motor drive: Yes 6.TIMING & RECORDING: Timekeeping: GPS 1PPS Garmin18 LVC + KIWI-OSD Sensor/Camera: WAT-120N, CCIR, 1/2" Sony CCD-Sensor ICX419ALL Mode of recording: It=20ms (50 Img/s), Video CCIR, AVI, YUY2, Huffyuv, Device of recording: Xpert V-Stream Videograbber USB2.0, Notebook Harddisk Time insertion: KIWI-OSD 7.OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: good Wind: No Star image stability: good Minor planet visible: Yes (see comment) Temperature: 275 Kelvin (+02 deg Celsius) 8.ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Approach of Aspasia to target star was clearly visible separated until around 21:17 UTC Internal 40ms delay of camera WAT-120N subtractet from video times Predicted Max Duration was 13.4s (14.84s recorded) Video evaluation accomblished with VirtualDub1.6.16 and Limovie0.9.24 Only Clear glass filter (Astronomik) for CCD protection was used Target star TYC 1722-00810-1, +10.7mag, 56deg Elevation Limit on video fields TYC 1722-00557, +10.9mag 3-D Position and timing Garmin GPS18 LVC Receiving 09 satellites Horizontal Dilution of Precision 1.0 Geoidal separation 44.4m Gerhard Dangl gerhard@dangl.at www.dangl.at/ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+