Observation by Steve Knight: (156) Xanthippe occultation

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2018 Oct 29 - 19:19

Uploaded

2018 Oct 30 - 11:58

Objects

Conjunction

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Constellation

Aquila

Field centre

RA: 20^h26^m
Dec: -08°07'
Position angle: +12°23'

Field size

1°19' × 0°25'

Equipment

Canon 6D
Celestron 9.25in SCT

Exposure

1 sec at ISO 25,600

Location

Warkworth (52 deg 4' 4" N, 1 deg 17' 9" W)

Target name

UCAC4-409-131091

Title

(156) Xanthippe occultation

About this image

My first attempt at an asteroid occultation observation. Did not go as well as planned. Was going to use planetary camera but issues arose so plan B was a DSLR. Not good enough timing resolution to make a measurement. Image 1 (left) showing star was at 19:09:04, missing on middle frame taken at 19:09:07, back again on right frame, 19:09:10. Star is indicated on before and after frames. Cropped, field of view is ~26x26'. If that is not the correct star, please let me know.

Files associated with this observation

Merged Annotated.JPG (1.6 MB)

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Grant Privett, Ian Rothwell, Neil Morrison, Chris Hooker, Ray Emery, Nick James, Peter Carson

Comments

Chris Hooker, 2018 Oct 30 - 21:35 UTC

Well done, Steve, especially as you had never attempted one of these events before. A few people seem to have had difficulties with it, mainly, I suspect due to the faintness of the target star. Congratulations!

Chris

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