David:
Under 18F conditions, clear skies with steady seeing, I used my C-11 at 75X observing the star continuously from 08:58UT - 09:18UT from my observatory in Glastonbury, Ct.
NO EDITH EVENTS SEEN.
Phil,
Thanks for the observation; It was below freezing (but not as cold as your observation) here for the Zeta Gem occultation, which I managed to videorecord through thin clouds at 1:57:06 UT. But it was hopelessly overcast in this area by the time of the Edith appulse, and I think that way all the way to New York City, so you were lucky to be able to watch the appulse.
David
Subject: Edith occultation
I tried to observe this event this morning, but some clouds were covering that portion of the sky at that time. These moved out later, and from about 9:22 UT on I monitored the star with 10x50 binoculars, without seeing any occultation. I observed from my residence east of Cloudcroft, NM, approximate latitude 32 deg 59' N, longitude 105 deg 32' W (I can refine that later, if necessary). I don't know how helpful this report might be, but for what it's worth, here it is!
Despite the southern predictions for this occultation I was out between 858 & 918 UT, but observed no change in 7 x 35 binoculars. Where did it finally pass? The comet looked nice, though I could see no more than a 10 to 15 degree tail. In IAU Circular 6355 Steven O'Meara reported a 100 degree tail on the 26th from Volcano, HI.
BTW -- two others of my "team" have checked in with reports of a non-event for Edith.
Regards,
Subject: Re: Edith miss, Cloudcroft, NM
Jim McGaha and myself made negative observations from Tucson.
rhill@LPL.Arizona.EDU (Rik Hill)
Subject: Re: Edith event
Dear David,
Spent the evening adapting the new 10" Star Liner Cass. to the video camera. Then observed the star from 0903-0936 UT. The seeing was not good but no obvious event over 0.5 sec was seen. Where did the path finally fall?
Hi David -
I monitored for the Edith occultation last night, but no joy. I observed from 0909 to 0932 with 20x120 binoculars, with at least one eye open at all times, despite the hour. The area was in a clear part of the sky throughout. I believe you have my coordinates, but let me know if you need any further information.
cheers, Rich (richard.keen@filebank.com) Boulder, CO
David...
observed the appulse of Edith from 8:45 UT - 9:12 UT under ideal skies. NO events detected. I will send a complete report to Jim Stamm this weekend.
Brad Timerson, Newark, New York
Brad,
Thanks for your observation. We were hopelessly clouded out down here. I'm glad that you, and a couple of observers in southern New England watched the appulse and saw nothing, so that I didn't miss anything by not driving far enough north to get out of the clouds.
From: "Robert K. Buchheim" <75051.727@compuserve.com>
I observed from 09:16UT to 09:34UT, with clear dark skies, and saw no occultation.
Approximate location (sourthern California): 33 deg 35 min N Lat, 117 deg 35 min W Long
David,
I looked at the star with binoculars (about 95% duty cycle with blood running out of my arms) and saw no event during about a 20 minute period centered on the nominal time. Observing site northwest Tucson. If you need any more specifics, let me no.
Marc Buie was observing with a CCD at Anderson Mesa; Brian Skiff and I used a photometer on Mars Hill. Neither site saw anything between 0900 and 0925 UT
David,
I observed the star SAO 184113 between 9:15 and 9:35 UTC on March 28th but did not detect an occultation by 517 Edith. I observed visually with an 8" Celestron from a site located at 118 09' W and 34 17' N in the San Gabriel mountains just north of Los Angeles. I hope other observers had better luck!