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IOTA ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION REPORT FORM
Asteroid (or other object):___________________ Star:_______________________
Date (U.T.):__________________________ Predicted Time (U.T.):______________
Observer Name:_____________________________ Telephone:_____________________
Postal Address:_____________________________________________________________
E-mail Address:_________________________________ Fax:______________________
TELESCOPE: Aperture:_______ Focal length:______ Type:____________________
Eyepiece Power:________ Observing site name: __________________________
Longitude:________________________ Latitude:___________________________
Height above sealevel:_______ How determined?:_________________________
Sky Transparency (Circle one, or delete two): Good Fair Poor
Star Image Stability ("seeing"; as above): Good Fair Poor
Other Conditions: (Wind, Clouds, Lights, etc.):____________________________
EVENT TIMINGS: (All times in Universal Time)
Time Source:_____________ Recording method:________________________________
Was the Asteroid Visible in your Scope? ______ Approx. Limiting Mag.:______
Universal Time Estimated Accuracy, Remarks
h m s Reaction
Time,
Started Observing: ___:___:___.___ (sec.) ____________________
Star and Object Merged: ___:___:___.___ ____________________
Disappearance: ___:___:___.___ __.___ ____________________
Estimated Closest Approach: ___:___:___.___ ____________________
(if no D/R)
Reappearance: ___:___:___.___ __.___ ____________________
Star and Object Separated: ___:___:___.___ ____________________
Stopped Observing: ___:___:___.___ ____________________
Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? _________
If you could tell, did the object pass NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, or WEST of the
star (cicle one, or delete three)? If possible,
estimate the distance of closest approach in arc seconds: _______
List all Interruptions in Observing: Reason
From ___:___:___ to ___:___:___ __________________________________
From ___:___:___ to ___:___:___ __________________________________
Additional comments: _______________________________________________________
Send Jan Manek Fax: +420-2-61216822
report to: Stefanik Observatory E-mail: jmanek@mbox.vol.cz
Petrin 205 If an occultation is timed, copy to:
118 46 Praha 1 dunham@erols.com
Czech Republic
If an occultation is timed, copy to: David_Dunham@jhuapl.edu