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OCCULTATION OF HIP 58002 BY 1638 Ruanda
2012 April 12


Three clearly observed misses were recorded for this event.

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Observers:
  1(M) A Yates,Halswell, New Zealand
  2(M) B Loader,Darfield, NZ
  3(M) P Purcell,Bungendore, NSW,AU
  4(P) Prediction

        

Ruanda occultation - 2012 April 12

Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected 16 km diameter of Ruanda. With no positive chords we cannot say where the actual path was, so the circle has been plotted on the predicted path.

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP ( 1638 ) Ruanda
By Star              HIP HIP58002
On 2012-04-12  at 12:42:24.0

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Observer   Alan Yates
Location   Halswell, New Zealand
Longitude  +172:33
Latitude   -43:34
Altitude   18 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope Dobsonian
Aperture   20 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type
Camera Delay 0
Timing     Stopwatch Visual, no PE applied

Missed

Comments:

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Observer   B. Loader
Location   Darfield, NZ
Longitude  +172:06
Latitude   -43:28
Altitude   210 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   25 cm
Seeing     Steady Clear
Camera Type  PC164C         PAL/CCIR
Camera Delay 0
Timing     GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments:   Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.6

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Observer   Patrick Purcell
Location   Bungendore, NSW,AU
Longitude  +149:37
Latitude   -35:14
Altitude   737 m
Datum      WGS84
Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak
Aperture   20 cm
Seeing     Slight flickering Clear
Camera Type
Camera Delay
Timing     GPS - other linking Video with frame analysis

Missed

Comments:

        

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