ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM REPORTED to SODIS +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 26 July 2024 STAR: UCAC4 355_201019 ASTEROID: 2000 DY107 N?: 67228 2 OBSERVER: Name: Tim HAYMES 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: OXFORD, UK Station : Southside Observatory Y98 Latitude : N 51 55 40" Longitude: W 01 18 47" 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 - 01 37 30 - - : - - - : D - 01 38 31.1 +/- 0.3 R - 01 38 32.5 +/- 0.4 - - - : E - 01 39 30 - - : Duration : Mid-event : 5 TELESCOPE: Type: C11 Aperture: 280mm Magnification: F/6 Mount:EQ8 Pro Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Exposure : 0.35S Signal/noise: 3.3 Time source: GPS++ Sensor: QHY174-GPS (5.86x5.86u), Global Shutter Recording: adv(2x2bin), SharpCap v4.1.11786, HP i5 SSD W10. Time insertion (specify): 1 PPS (@ start of frame) Event insertion (specify): Tangra analysis 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: Poor/Moonlit Wind: 0 Temperature: +12C Star image stability: slight flickeri Minor planet visible? : No 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I was forced to use a much longer exposure of 350ms DUE to the poor transparency and low elivation (telescope appeture partly obscured). Not ideal for a short 1.3 sec event. Focus was also blurred. The report is "star faint". The recording is across 4 frames. Asteroid diameter 10Km. Plate scale : 1.4 arcsec/pix (binned) Predicted Time : 26 Jul; 01:38:32 UT +/- 0 sec Combined Mag : 13.7 Predicted drop : 3.8 Max. Duration : 1.3 sec OW Centre Dist.: 2 km Shadow Width : 12 km Alt/Az : 19° @174° Moon Alt : 31° Constellation : Aquarius more CAMERA SETTINGS USB Traffic = 0 Gain : 410 Offset : 100 Gamma : 1 CCD Temporature: -10 C