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ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM

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EAON & IOTA-ES

EUROPEAN ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION NETWORK

INTERNATIONAL OCCULTATION TIMING ASSOCIATION EUROPEAN SECTION

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1. DATE: 06 Nov 2020
   STAR: TYC 2425-00703-1
   ASTEROID: (69914) 1998 ST158

2. OBSERVER
   
   Name: Stefano SPOSETTI
   Address: 6525 GNOSCA - Switzerland
   Email: stefanosposetti@ticino.com

3. OBSERVING STATION
   
   Nearest city: CH-6525 Gnosca
   Station: 143 (MPC-code)
   Longitude (DD MM SS.s): 09 01 26.5 (E)
   Latitude (DD MM SS.s): 46 13 53.2 (N)
   Altitude: 260 m
   (WGS84)

4. TIMING OF EVENTS
   
   Occultation recorded: POSITIVE
   Type of event:
   "S"tart observation;
   "I"nterrupt-start;
   "D"isappearance;
   "B"link;
   "F"lash;
   "E"nd observation;
   "I"nterrupt-end;
   "R"eappearance;
   "O"ther (specify)

   Personal Equation Substracted: -
   Event Time (UTC) Accuracy + Comments
   code: HH:MM:SS.ss S.sss

-S : 21:01:20
-D : 21:04:19.77 ± 0.04 s
-R : 21:04:21.50 ± 0.04 s
-E : 21:07:20

   Duration: 1.73 s ± 0.08 s

5. TELESCOPE
   
   -Type: Newton
   -Aperture: 420 mm
   -Focal length: 1640 mm
   -Mount: Equatorial
   -Motor drive: Yes

6. TIMING & RECORDING
   
   -Camera/Sensor: Videocamera  QHY174M-GPS, SONY IMX174 CMOS sensor
   -Device of recording: personal computer, USB3 input, SharpCap PRO v. 3.2.6173.0 software, saved on SSD as SER file
   -binning = 2x2, sensor uncooled, camera bit depth = MONO16, area size in pixel = 960x600, USB traffic = 5, setted exposure = 40 ms, gain = 480, offset = 0, contrast = 0, brightness = 0, gamma = 1, banding suppression = 0, banding threshold = 35, apply flat = none, subtract dark = none
   -Timekeeping: GPS UTC clock
   -Integration time: 0.040 s
 
7. OBSERVING CONDITIONS
   
   -Atmospheric transparency: good, Moonlight
   -Wind: none 
   -Star image stability: fair
   -Minor Planet visible during the occultation: no

8. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
   
   Prediction:
   -Occultwatcher, IBEROC feed
   -Rank: 6
   -Probability: 3.4 %
   -Combined magnitude: 11.6 mag
   -Star magnitude: 11.6 mag V; 11.2 mag R
   -Asteroid magnitude: 18.6 mag
   -Lightdrop: 5.5 mag
   -Max duration: 2.4 s
   -Event time: 21:04:20 UT
   -Error in time: 27 s
   -Moon distance: 21 deg
   -Moon illumination: 68

   Other comments:
   -Target sky position: elevation = 26 deg, azimut = 68 deg
   -Tangra v. 3.7.3 was used to generate the lightcurve (aperture photometry, average background)
   -D and R times were evaluated using AOTA v4.10.5.0, applied confidence level: D = 90 %, R = 90 %
   -Measured mid-event UT time: 21:04:20.6 
   -Measured lightdrop: -
   -Pre and post event SNR: ~ 7
   -A lightcurve can be seen here:
http://sposetti.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020_11_06_69914_Gnosca.png