ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM

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  |            EAON                |  |                IOTA/ES                 |
  |                                |  |        INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION       |
  |     EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL        |  |           TIMING ASSOCIATION           |
  |     OCCULTATION NETWORK        |  |            EUROPEAN SECTION            |
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 1 DATE: 22 Dec 2021                              STAR: UCAC4 554-131775

   ASTEROID: (1360) Tarka                           

 2 OBSERVERS: 
  Name      : Wojciech Burzynski                    Abrr: BZY
  Address   : 15-345 Bialystok, Poland

 3 OBSERVING STATION: 
  Nearest city : Suprasl
  Station      : Lipowy Most                 
  Latitude     : 53 12 31.5 N            -   0.1"
  Longitude    : 23 31 37.9 E            -   0.1"
  Altitude     : 145 MSL                 -   1 m

  Datum (WGS84 preferred): WGS84

  Single, OR Double or Multiple station (Specify observer's name): single

 4 TIMING OF EVENTS:  
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  |       OCCULTATION RECORDED: POSITIVE         |
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  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)

  Event   Time (UT)    P.E.   Acc.   
  Code   HH MM SS.ss   S.ss   S.ss
  
  S - 18:05:43.64
  D - 18:06:23.50         +/- 0.40
  R - 18:06:26.91         +/- 0.40
  E - 18:07:00.96  

  Duration: 3.41 s        +/- 0.56
  Calculated drop        : 1.8 mag


  Predicted max. duration (secs) : 2.3
  Predicted max. drop (mag)      : 3.0
  Predicted mid-event (UT)       : 18:06:27
  Predicted error in time        : 2 sec 

  Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? - not relevant
  
 5 TELESCOPE: 
  Type        : NEW  f/4.7                            Aperture   : 254 mm
  Focal length: 1195 mm                               FOV        : 32.37' x 20.23'
  Mount       : equatorial GOTO                       Motor drive: yes

 6 TIMING & RECORDING:
  Time source      : GPS 1PPS  
  Sensor           : QHY 174M GPS
  Mode of recording: 900x600, 12 bit FITS, Gain=440
  Mode of recording: Contrast=0, Brightness=0, Gamma=1.0
  Shutter          : 0.400 s
  Recording        : Laptop Dell Latitiude 3540 (Intel Core i5/RAM 16 GB/SSD 480 GB)
  Recording        : SharpCap 4.0.8495

 7 OBSERVING CONDITIONS: 
  Atmospheric transparency          : good 
  Wind  (m/s)                       : 2
  Temperature (deg C / humid.)      : -14/80
  Star image stability              : good 
  Minor planet visible              : no
  Local conditions (degree)         : star altitude: 50, sun altitude: -34 
  Local moon conditions (degree)    : moon altitude: 7, moon distatne: 121, moon phase: -88%

 8 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
  Observed star                           : UCAC4 554-131775 
  Star magnitude (mag)                    : 14.1
  Minor planet magnitude (mag)            : 17.0
  Feed                                    : UKOCL, last updated Nov 23, 2021
  Rank                                    : 87
  Distance (km)                           : in the shadow, < 1 km from the central line
  Shadow width (km)                       : 39
  Predicted probability OccultWatcher (%) : 61.4
  Predicted combined magnitude (mag)      : 14.0 
  Faintest star on movie (mag)            : 15.0
  Evaluation with Tangra 3.7.3 and AOTA 4.12.16.0

  9 REMARKS: 
  Calculated mag drop less than expected.