ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +----------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +----------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 2021 October 12 STAR : TYC 5240-00433-1 ASTEROID: (2) Pallas 2 OBSERVER: Name: Gérard VAUDESCAL Abbr:VDC E-mail: gg.vaudescal@free.fr Address: 65380 Azereix - France 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city: AZEREIX (65380) - France Station: Observatoire d'Azereix (Home) Latitude: N 43 12 35.4 (WGS84) Longitude: W 00 00 46.4 (WGS84) Altitude: 340 m 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) Event Time (UT) Acc. Comments Code HH MM SS.ss S.ss S - 21:38:44.69 frame n°234 Times AOTA D - 21:39:17.25 +/- 0.07 " n°451 idem R - 21:39:40.57 +/- 0.08 " n°606.5 idem E - 21:40:49.65 frame n°1067 idem Duration : 23.32 sec +/- 0.1 Mid-event: 21:39:28.91 (Pédicted 21:39:29 +/- 2,8 sec UT) Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? NO 5 TELESCOPE: Type: Ritchey Chrétien RC10 - Aperture: 254 mm - Magnification: Focus 1340mm (RCx0,67) => F/D 5.27 Mount: Equatorial - Motor drive: YES 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Time source: GPS 1 PPS - NMEA date/time Sensor: CAMERA ASI178MM - Binning x2 - Pixel depth mono14 - Exposition : 0,15sec/f => 6,67 fps Gamma na - Gain 302 /510 - Black 129 Recording: Genika Mode 16bits - format SER Time insertion: module GPS_DCD_Time (Genika)-Synchronisation times UTC/frames with module SER Toolbox (Génika) Event insertion (specify): PC Core i5 - Windows10 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: SKY: clear Cloud : 0% Wind: 0 m/s Temperature: 8°C Star image stability: Medium Minor planet visible: Yes 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Reduction under TANGRA 3.7.3 Rev 20200512 Predicted Max Duration: 37,1sec Predicted Magnitude Drop: 0.7 mag No corrections applied / the test results show a variation of +/- 10ms whatever the exposure times between 20 and 700ms