+--------------------------------+ +--------------------------------+ ASTERIODAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +--------------------------------+ +--------------------------------+ EAON & IOTA-ES EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION NETWORK INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION TIMING ASSOCIATION EUROPEAN SECTION +--------------------------------+ +--------------------------------+ 1.DATE: 2008/02/03 STAR: TYC 2989-1266-1 ASTEROID: (595) Polyxena 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 13.9 (WGS84) Longitude: E 15 14 07.7 (WGS84) Altitude: 583m (WGS84) 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: 18:55:04 D: 18:58:44.573 0.00 (+/- 0.08) R: 18:58:49.053 0.00 (+/- 0.08) Duration 4.480s (+/-160ms) Event mid time 18:58:46.813 E: 19:02:02 5.TELESCOPE: Type: Newton Focal length: 1200mm Aperture: 254 mm Magnification: video/primary focus/FOV 1134" x 822" (720x576 = 1.48"x1.43" per pixel) Mount: Equatorial Motor drive: Yes 6.TIMING & RECORDING: Timekeeping: GPS 1PPS Garmin 18 LVC + KIWI-OSD Sensor/Camera: WAT-120N, CCIR, 1/2" Sony CCD-Sensor ICX419ALL, 768x576 Mode of recording: It=160ms (6.25 Img/s), Video CCIR, AVI, YUY2, Huffyuv, Device of recording: The Imaging Source Video-to-USB2.0 converter, Notebook Harddisk Time insertion: KIWI-OSD 7.OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: good Wind: 1.0 - 5.0 m/s Star image stability: good Minor planet visible: Yes (see comment) Temperature: 274 Kelvin (+01 deg Celsius) 8.ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: With It=320ms Polyxena was recorded clearly separated from target star until 18:51:19 UT Video evaluation accomblished with VirtualDub1.7.7 and Limovie0.9.28 Occultation with a duration of 4.480s (+/-160ms) detected D/R times determined with the use of correction table on http://www.dangl.at/ausruest/vid_tim/vid_tim1.htm#wat_120n Only Clear glass filter (Astronomik) for CCD protection was used Target star TYC 2989-1266-1, +12.0mag, 48deg Elevation Limit on video fields was target star 3-D Position and timing Garmin GPS18 LVC Receiving 10 satellites Horizontal Dilution of Precision 1.5 Geoidal separation 44.4m (Altitude 538.9MSL + 44.4 = 583.3m in WGS84 datum) Gerhard Dangl gerhard@dangl.at www.dangl.at/ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+