ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ | EAON | | IOTA/ES | | | | INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION | | EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL | | TIMING ASSOCIATION | | OCCULTATION NETWORK | | EUROPEAN SECTION | +------------------------------+ +------------------------------+ 1 DATE: 22 June 2020 STAR: UCAC 561-089839 (11.5 mag) ASTEROID: Pallas No: 2 2 OBSERVER: Name: Marek Zawilski Abbr: Address: 91-473 Lodz, Poland 3 OBSERVING STATION: Nearest cities: Lodz and Poddebice Station: Tobolice Latitude: 51d 54' 48.3" N Longitude: 19d 03' 22.4" E Altitude: 140m MSL Datum (WGS84 preferred): WGS84 Single, OR Double or Multiple station (Specify observer's name): SINGLE +----------------------------------+ 4 TIMING OF EVENTS: | | | OCCULTATION RECORDED: NEGATIVE | | | +----------------------------------+ Type of event Start observation Interrupt-start Disappearance Blink Flash End observation Jnterrupt-end Reappearance Other (specify) Comments Event Time (UT) P.E. Acc. Code HH:MM:SS.ss S.ss S.ss S - 23:07:07 - N/A - 1 : D - - : R - - : E - 23:09:01 - N/A - 1 : Duration : no Mid-event : Predicted mid-event : 22 June; 23:08:00 UT +/- 2 sec Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? N/A 5 TELESCOPE: Type: Cassegrain Aperture: 203mm Magnification: --- Mount: Equatorial Motor drive: YES Foc.length: 2032mm reduced to 1016mm 6 TIMING & RECORDING: Time source: Web time from a Polish time server via Dimension4 checked by DCF radio 1pps flash signal Sensor: camera ZWO ASI 120MM Recording: SharpCap 3.1.5220 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: Atmospheric transparency: good Wind: none Temperature: +17 deg C Star image stability: good Minor planet visible: yes 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The light curve analyze using Tangra software and a careful inspection of the screen replay showed no remarkable drop of star brightness caused by the asteroid. However, a slight decrease in brightness around 23:08:05 during about 1 second can be seen in the light curve. This probably was caused by scintillations not by occultation (as such drops are visible at different times, too). Predicted max 41.8 sec duration with 0.2 mag drop in the centre of the path. Event probability at site : 0.0% Distance from center line : +375 km km in N direction (outside the 3-sigma limit) Local * conditions (Alt,Az): 58°, @154°