ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 18 July 2011 STAR: TYC 0993_01571_1 ASTEROID: Atropos N: 273 2 OBSERVER_1: Name: Vagelis Tsamis Abbr: TSV E-mail: vtsamis@aegean.gr Address: 22 Amyklon str., GR-15231 Halandri, Greece OBSERVER_2: Apostolos Christou 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: Pallini, Athens Station: C68-Ellinogermaniki Agogi Observatory Latitude: 37o 59' 52.3" (Google Earth) Longitude: 23o 53' 36.0" (Google Earth) Altitude: 165 m Datum (WGS84 preferred): Single, OR Double or Multiple station (Specify observer's name): +----------------------------------+ 4 TIMING OF EVENTS: | | | OCCULTATION RECORDED: NEGATIVE | | | +----------------------------------+ 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 - 21 35 30 - - : - - - : D - - - : R - - - : - - - : E - 21 37 30 - - : Duration : Mid-event : Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? 5 TELESCOPE: Meade LX200-R Type: Schmidt-Cassegrain Aperture: 40 cm Magnification: Mount: EQ, Fork-mount on Equatorial peer, GOTO mount Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Time source: Helmut Cuno GPS Video Time Inserter Sensor: Watec 902 H2 Ultimate Recording: Laptop computer, UFO Capture software Time insertion (specify): GPS++ Event insertion (specify): 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: Very Good Wind: None Temperature: ~ 24°C Star image stability: Excellent Minor planet visible: Yes 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Asteroid Atropos was clearly visible, it was coming from the North very fast!