ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +--------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +--------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 20 May 2018 STAR: TYC 6168-00860-1 ASTEROID: Himalia (Jupiter satellite) No: JVI 2 OBSERVER : Name : Roman Hirsch Abrr: Address : Astronomical Observatory Institute, Sloneczna 36, Poznan, Poland 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest city : Poznan Station : Borowiec IAU obs code: 187 Latitude : 52 16 36.8 N Longitude : 17 04 30.8 E Altitude : 123 MSL Datum (WGS84 preferred): WGS84 Single, OR Double or Multiple station (Specify observer's name): single 4 TIMING OF EVENTS: +----------------------------------------------+ | OCCULTATION RECORDED: POSITIVE | +----------------------------------------------+ Type of event: "S"tart observation "I"nterrupt-start "D"isappearance "B"link "F"lash "E"nd observation "J"nterrupt-end "R"eappearance "O"ther (specify) (Personal Equation substracted) Comments Event Time (UT) P.E. Acc. Code HH MM SS.ss S.ss S.ss S - 22 00 20 - - : D - 22 18 03.00 - 0.00 - 1.00 : R - 22 18 09.00 - 1.00 - 1.00 : E - 22 29 44 - - : Duration : 6.00 s +/- 1 s Mid-event : 22 18 06.00 Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? No (CCD imaging). 5 TELESCOPE: Type : Newton f/4.5 Aperture : 400 mm Focal length: 1800 mm FOV : 12.0'x 8.0' Mount : paralactic Motor drive: yes 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Time source : NTP server vega.cbk.poznan.pl Sensor : SBIG ST7 CCD camera with KODAK KAF400 sensor Mode of recording: Image size: Half, no binning Shutter (SENS-UP): Mechanical, Exposure time: 2.0 s, Readout: 1.4 s Recording : Personal Computer Recording : CCDOps software Time insertion : none 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency : good Wind (km/h) : - Temperature (deg C / humid.) : 15 deg C Star image stability : good Minor planet visible : yes Local conditions (degree) : star height: 22, sun height: -17, Local moon conditions (degree) : moon height: 10 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: CCD observations with time recording precision of 1s. Only 3 points recorded during the occultation. Data reduction by Anna Marciniak