Four clearly observed misses were recorded for this event in Australia and there has been a negative report form Hawaii, New Zealand was clouded out.

View the Original prediction.

View the Updated prediction Which shows the path to much further north.

Observers:
  1(M) T Barry,Werrington Downs, NSW,AU
  2(M) D Gault,Hawkesbury Heights, NSW,AU
  3(M) W Hanna,Alice Springs, Australia
  4(M) S Kerr,Rockhampton,QLD, AU
  5(P) Prediction, May 11

        

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 2306 km diameter of Pluto. With no positive chords we cannot say where the actual path was, so the circle has been plotted on the predicted path.

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP ( 134340 ) Pluto
By Star              UCAC2 24439941
On 2012-06-29  at 11:59:00.0

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Observer   Tony Barry
Location   Werrington Downs, NSW,AU
Longitude  +150:43
Latitude   -33:44
Altitude   37 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Slight flickering Clear
Camera Type  G-Star         PAL/CCIR
Camera Delay 0.49
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments: Found Pluto OK but no occultation seen.

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Observer   William Hanna
Location   Alice Springs, Australia
Longitude  +133:53
Latitude   -23:42
Altitude   581 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   20 cm
Seeing     Slight flickering Clear
Camera Type  WAT120N+       PAL/CCIR
Camera Delay 0.67
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments: Moon (>50%) 59 degrees away.
This was quite a challenge for my setup, but to the extent that I was able to collect
I am confident that it was a miss.

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Observer   Dave Gault
Location   Hawkesbury Heights, NSW,AU
Longitude  +150:38
Latitude   -33:39
Altitude   286 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   30 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type  WAT120N        PAL/CCIR
Camera Delay 0.65
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments:

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Observer   S. Kerr
Location   Rockhampton,QLD, AU
Longitude  +150:30
Latitude   -23:16
Altitude   50 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   30 cm
Seeing     Slight flickering Clear
Camera Type  WAT120N        PAL/CCIR
Camera Delay 0.33
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments:   Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.6