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OCCULTATION OF HIP 115953 BY 27 Euterpe
2011 May 10


A 3.4 second occultation was recorded by Bill Allen, using drift scan technique.

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Observers:
  1    B Allen,Blenheim, NZ
  2(P) Prediction,  15 Mar

    

Euterpe occultation - 2011 May 10

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 125 km diameter of Euterpe. With only one chord it is not possible to determine whether Bill was north or south of the central line of the event.

The figure below shows the drift-scan data as analysed by Bill. The spikes on either side are time syncronisation marrkers.

Euterpe occultation - 2011 May 10

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP (27) Euterpe
By Star              HIP HIP115953
On 2011-05-10  at 17:03:53.0

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Observer   Bill Allen
Location   Blenheim, NZ
Longitude  +173:50
Latitude   -41:29
Altitude   38 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   40 cm
Seeing     Steady Thin cloud < 2
Camera Type
Camera Delay
Timing     Tape Recorder + time signal Drift scan
Disappearance  17:03:50.13
Reappearance   17:03:53.53
Comments: Duration of the occultation was 3.40 seconds.
Timer box synchronised with BepperSync to 0.01 seconds

    

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