ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 06 January 2013 STAR: TYC 1856-00745-1 ASTEROID: Sylvia Nï: 87 2 OBSERVER_1: Name: Vasilis Metallinos E-mail: elpismet@otenet.gr Address: Eth.Palaiokastritsas 96, GR-49100 Corfu, Greece 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: Corfu, Greece Station: Mobile Station @ Alikes Potamu Beach Latitude: 39°38'12,37"N (GPS) Longitude: 19°52'38,84"E (GPS) Altitude: 2m. Datum (WGS84 preferred): Single, OR Double or Multiple station (Specify observer's name): +----------------------------------+ 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: UT 01hr 32min 20sec : D: UT 01hr 36min 20.8773sec ± 0.1 sec R: UT 01hr 36min 45.3736sec ± 0.1 sec : E: UT 01hr 46min 0sec Duration : 24.73sec ±0.2 sec Mid-event :UT 01hr 36min 33.2423sec ±0.2sec Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? Not applicable 5 TELESCOPE: Takahashi TOA-130 1000mm Type: Apochromatic Refractor Aperture: 130 mm f/7.7 Quiderscore: Finder-9X50 Mount: Takahashi Temma2, Equatorial, GOTO mount with TheSky6 Motor drive: Yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Time source: GPS++ Alexander Mier Video Time(AME) Inserter w. Garmin 18 GPS Sensor: Watec Wat-120n+ Recording: Windows8, Virtualdub, avi capture with eMPIA USB 2.0 EM2841 Time insertion (specify): Event insertion (specify): 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: Good Wind: 8 m/s Temperature: ~ +6 C Star image stability: no so good Minor planet visible: no 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Remus and Romulus is probably negative from here but I've got some clouds after 01hr 38min 20sec, No light Curve confirm from my video till 01hr 38min 20sec for Remus and Romulus Wat120n+ was recording at Slow-mode 3 So, Slow3 has Integration time [s] 0.160 & Correction time [s] -0.110: - average level at full flux (before and after occultation) is X1, - average level at occultation flux is X2. - average level of the group (START OCC) is X3. - average level of the group (END OCC) is X4. ×1 = 1730 ×2 = 269.9787 ×3 = 559.45 ×4 = 349.675 If X and Y are the fractions of exposure when D and R occurs, we have: X1 X + X2(1-X) = X3 for D, so X = 0.1983 X1 Y + X2(1-Y) = X4 for R, so Y = 0.05459 D: UT 01hr 36min 20.849sec -0.11s +0.02s -> UT 01hr 36min 20.759sec R: UT 01hr 36min 45.489sec -0.11s +0.02s -> UT 01hr 36min 45.399sec D: UT 01hr 36min 20.759sec -0.08s + 0.1983 -> UT 01hr 36min 20.8773sec R: UT 01hr 36min 45.399sec -0.08s + 0.0546 -> UT 01hr 36min 45.3736sec Here is the light Curve http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=15885