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Four clearly observed misses were recorded for this event in Australia and there has been a negative report form Hawaii, New Zealand was clouded out.
View the Original prediction.
View the Updated prediction Which shows the path to much further north.
Observers: 1(M) T Barry,Werrington Downs, NSW,AU 2(M) D Gault,Hawkesbury Heights, NSW,AU 3(M) W Hanna,Alice Springs, Australia 4(M) S Kerr,Rockhampton,QLD, AU 5(P) Prediction, May 11
Discussion:
The circle above is plotted at the expected 2306 km diameter of Pluto. 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 ( 134340 ) Pluto By Star UCAC2 24439941 On 2012-06-29 at 11:59:00.0 _______________________________ Observer Tony Barry Location Werrington Downs, NSW,AU Longitude +150:43 Latitude -33:44 Altitude 37 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 25 cm Seeing Slight flickering Clear Camera Type G-Star PAL/CCIR Camera Delay 0.49 Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: Found Pluto OK but no occultation seen. _______________________________ Observer William Hanna Location Alice Springs, Australia Longitude +133:53 Latitude -23:42 Altitude 581 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 20 cm Seeing Slight flickering Clear Camera Type WAT120N+ PAL/CCIR Camera Delay 0.67 Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: Moon (>50%) 59 degrees away. This was quite a challenge for my setup, but to the extent that I was able to collect I am confident that it was a miss. _______________________________ Observer Dave Gault Location Hawkesbury Heights, NSW,AU Longitude +150:38 Latitude -33:39 Altitude 286 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 30 cm Seeing Steady Clear Camera Type WAT120N PAL/CCIR Camera Delay 0.65 Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: _______________________________ Observer S. Kerr Location Rockhampton,QLD, AU Longitude +150:30 Latitude -23:16 Altitude 50 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 30 cm Seeing Slight flickering Clear Camera Type WAT120N PAL/CCIR Camera Delay 0.33 Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: Report prepopulated by IOTA Reporting Add-in for OW ver.1.6