A 10.3 second occultation was recorded by Brian Loader, using Video OSD technique.

View the updated prediction.

Observers:
  1(M) D Watson,Thornton,Whakatane,NZ
  2    B Loader,Darfield,NZ
  3(P) Prediction,  6 Aug
    

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 99 km diameter of Ekard. With only one chord it is not possible to determine whether Brian was north or south of the central line of the event.

The figure below shows the Limovie light curve of the occultation.

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP (694) Ekard
By Star              TYC 0506-00307-1
On 2009-09-22  at 11:55:20.0

_______________________________

Observer   Diana Watson
Location   Thornton,Whakatane,NZ
Longitude  +176:51:48.4
Latitude   -37:55:30.1
Altitude   3 m
Datum      Other
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture  200 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Timing     Tape Recorder + time signal Visual, no PE applied

Missed

Comments:

_______________________________

Observer   B. Loader
Location   Darfield
Longitude  +172:06:24.4
Latitude   -43:28:52.9
Altitude   210 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Slight flickering Thin cloud < 2
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  11:54:58.89
Reappearance   11:55:09.20
Comments: Variable thin cloud.
Data 4-binned and normalised by 8.64 comparison star,
using LimovieAverage
Report prepopulated by OccultWatcher's Reporting Addin ver.1.1