A 6 second occultation was recorded by Tony Barry, using an SCT Telescope and Flea 3-03S3 camera.

A 6 second occultation was recorded by Dave Gault, using an SCT Telescope and Watec 910BD camera.

A 4 second occultation was recorded by Brian Loader, using an SCT Telescope and Watec 910BD camera.

A 6 second occultation was recorded by Peter Nosworthy, using a Dobsonian Telescope and Watec 910BD camera.

One miss was recorded for this event.

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Observers:
  1    D Gault, Hawkesbury Heights, New South Wales, Australia
  2    T Barry, Werrington Downs, New South Wales, Australia      
  3    P Nosworthy, Linden, New South Wales, Australia
  4    B Loader, Darfield, Canterbury, New Zealand
  5(M) J Newman, Flynn, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  6(P) Prediction- IOTA Feed                

         



       

Discussion:

The DAMIT model has been plotted to fit the observed chords. The centre line of the event is close to the predicted path.

The figures below show the Tangra light curve of the occultation.

Gault:

Loader:

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP ( 112 ) Iphigenia
By Star              TYC 5547-01357-1 
On 2017-04-29  at 10:23:48.0

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Observer   Tony Barry
Location   Penrith, Sydney
Longitude  +150:43
Latitude   -33:44
Altitude   52 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear 
Camera Type  Flea 3-03S3 with ADVS        ADVS          
Camera Delay 
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video, photo or photoelectric
Disappearance  10:23:49.71
Reappearance   10:23:55.46
Comments: A good night.  Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.8

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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  Watec 910BD    PAL/CCIR      
Camera Delay 
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  10:23:50.68
Reappearance   10:23:56.51
Comments: light curve supplied with this report.   

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Observer   B. Loader
Location   Darfield
Longitude  +172:06
Latitude   -43:28
Altitude   210 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Slight flickering Clear 
Camera Type  Watec 910BD    PAL/CCIR      
Camera Delay 
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  10:20:47.92
Reappearance   10:20:51.55
Comments: Times as per AOTA.  Video on.AVI format, cpture by VirtualDub.  

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Observer   John Newman
Location   Flynn, ACT, AU
Longitude  +149:02
Latitude   -35:11
Altitude   657 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope other - specify below
Aperture   41 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear 
Camera Type  Watec 910BD    PAL/CCIR      
Camera Delay 
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments:   Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.8

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Observer   Peter Nosworthy
Location   Linden NSW Australia
Longitude  +150:29
Latitude   -33:42
Altitude   571 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope Dobsonian
Aperture   30 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear 
Camera Type  Watec 910BD    PAL/CCIR      
Camera Delay 
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  10:23:51.13
Reappearance   10:23:56.69
Comments: