#IOTA-ES ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION - REPORT FORM 2.03 #Event #Occultation: POSITIVE #DATE: 6 March 2025 #PREDICTTIME: 06 Mar; 19:41:46 UT #STAR: UCAC4 503-056302 #ASTEROID: Gertwilkens #Nr: 5327 #OBSERVER #Observer1: Stefano Sposetti #Observer2: #moreObs: #E-mail: stefanosposetti@ticino.com #Address: CH-6525 Gnosca #OBSERVING_STATION #NearestCity: Verdabbio #Countrycode: CH #Coordinates LAT +/-DD MM SS.S LON +/-DDD MM SS.S #Latitude: +46 15 56.47 #Longitude: +009 09 21.97 #Altitude: 590 #Datum _blank=WGS84 N=NAD1927 E=ED1950 T=Tokyo G=GB1936 *=unspecified, or other #Datum: #Teleskop _=unstated 1=Refractor 2=Newtonian 3=SCT 4=Dobsonian 5=Binoculars 6=Other 7=None 8=eVscope #Telescope: 3 #Aperture in cm #Aperture: 20 #FocalLength in cm #FocalLength: 65 #ObservingMethod _=unspecified a=Analogue & digital video b=Digital SLR-camera video c=Photometer d=Sequential images e=Drift scan f=Visual g=Other #ObservingMethod: a #Observation #StartObs: 19:40:45.0 #D D=Main Star d=second Star G=satellite main star g=satellite 2nd star N=ring M=non detection +time hh:mm:ss.s #D: D19:41:45.42 #Acc_D: 0.16 #R R=Main Star r=second Star B=satellite main star b=satellite 2nd star N=ring M=non detection +time hh:mm:ss.s #R: R19:41:46.38 #Acc_R: 0.16 #EndObs: 19:42:30.0 #Duration: 0.96 #Exp_Time: 0.320 #Timesource _=unspecified a=GPS b=NTP c=Telephone (fixed or mobile) d=Radio time signal e=Internal clock of recorder f=Stopwatch g=Other #Timesource: b #Camera: WAT-910HX-RC #Signal/Noise: 6.0 #Weatherconditions #Wind: #Temperature: #Transparency 1=Clear 2=Fog 3=Thin cloud <2 [mag loss <2 mag.] 4=Thick cloud >2 [mag loss >2 mag. 5=Broken opaque cloud [that is, observed thru gaps in the cloud] 6=Star faint 7=By averted vision #Transparency: 2 #Stability _=unstated 1=Steady 2=Slight flickering 3=Strong flickering #Stability: 2 #Comments: Failure of GPS synchronization of the IOTA Video Time Inserter. In short, my IOTA VTI was not properly synchronized with the GPS signal. In the report I choosed to write: #Timesource _=unspecified a=GPS b=NTP c=Telephone (fixed or mobile) d=Radio time signal e=Internal clock of recorder f=Stopwatch g=Other #Timesource: b # #EXTRA_FIELDS #Feed: IBEROC Events #MpcObsCode: #Prediction: #ProbabilityPercent: #PredictedDurationSec: #DistanceCentralLineKm: 4 km #PathWidthKm: 12 km #StarAltDeg: 18° #StarAzDeg: @93° #StarConstellation: Virgo #AsteroidMag: #AsteroidDiameterKm: #CombinedMag: 12.7 #DeltaMag: #MoonAltitude: 60° #TelescopeType: Schmidt-Cassegrain #MountModel: german #MountMotorDrive: yes #StartObsAccSec: #EndObsAccSec: #FieldOfView: #Camera/Sensor: Videocamera WAT-910HX-RC, CCIR, 1/2", ICX429ALL sensor #Videocamera settings: Shutter = x16; Gain = 41/41; Gamma = 1.00 #Device of recording: Personal computer #Videograbber: Logilink USB Grabber VG0001, composite input #Software: Virtualdub v. 1.10.4, saved on Harddisk as Lagarith compressed file #Time insertion device: IOTA-VTI, v.1.1.42 #Timekeeping: GPS 1PPS (US Global Sat EM-406A) #Integration time: 0.320 s #LightcurveExtractionSoftware: Tangra v3.7.5 #LightcurveAnalysisSoftware: AOTA v4.2024.2.10 # #ErrorInTime: +/- 0 sec #StarMagnitudeInV: 12.8 #StarMagnitudeInR: 12.9 #MaxDuration: 1 sec #MagnitudeDrop: 3.3 #MagnitudeDropInR: 2.7 #EventRank: 100 #Probability: #ExtraComments: