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OCCULTATION OF UCAC4 278_129570 BY 362 Havnia
2014 August 06


Four clearly observed misses were recorded for this event.

View the TT14 prediction.

Observers:
  1(M) W Hanna,Alice Springs, Australia     
  2(M) B Loader,Darfield,NZ                 
  3(M) D Gault,Kuriwa Observatory, NSW, AU  
  4(M) H Pavlov,St Clair                    
  5(P) Prediction, TT14 30 Jul              

        

Havnia occultation_ 2014 August 06

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 85 km diameter of Havnia. With no positive chords we cannot say where the actual path was, It could easily have slipped through between chord 1 and 2, so the circle has been plotted on the predicted path.

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP ( 362 ) Havnia
By Star              UCAC4 278-129570
On 2014-08-06  at 11:29:22.0
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Observer   William Hanna
Location   Alice Springs, Australia
Longitude  +133:53
Latitude   -23:42
Altitude   584 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   20 cm
Seeing     Steady Broken cloud
Camera Type  Grasshopper Express with ADVS              ADVS
Camera Delay 0
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments: Gamma 1.0, gain 29dB Clear in the target field until ~11:33, then patchy clouds appeared.
  18C. 
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Observer   B. Loader
Location   Darfield,NZ
Longitude  +172:06
Latitude   -43:28
Altitude   210 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Strong flickering Thick cloud > 2
Camera Type  WAT120N+       AAV-PAL
Camera Delay -0.67
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments: thickening cloud and near gale wind with heavy wind shake. 
Despite this Tangra managed to measure most frames.  
Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.8
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Observer   Dave Gault
Location   Kuriwa Observatory, NSW, AU
Longitude  +150:38
Latitude   -33:39
Altitude   286 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   30 cm
Seeing     Strong flickering Clear
Camera Type  Grasshopper Express with ADVS              ADVS
Camera Delay 0
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments:    

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Observer   Hristo Pavlov
Location   St Clair
Longitude  +150:46
Latitude   -33:48
Altitude   80 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   35 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type  WAT910BD       AAV-PAL
Camera Delay -0.17
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Missed

Comments:   Report by JT based on OW report

        

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