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A 2.3 second occultation was recorded by Jonathan Bradshaw, using video OSD technique.
One clearly observed miss was recorded for this event.
View the TT14 prediction.
Observers: 1(M) W Hanna,Alice Springs,NT, Australia 2 J Bradshaw,Samford Valley, Qld, AU 3(P) Prediction, TT14, 27 July
Discussion:
The circle above is plotted at the expected 86 km diameter of Lehigh. With only one chord it is not possible to determine whether Jonathan was north or south of the central line of the event.
The figure below shows the Limovie/Tangra light curve of the occultation.
Observational Data:
Observation details for MP ( 691 ) Lehigh By Star UCAC2 18781867 On 2012-08-12 at 10:52:03.0 _______________________________ 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 Steady Clear Camera Type WAT120N+ PAL/CCIR Camera Delay 0.35 Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: While getting ready to start recording I believe I saw the star "blink out" on the screen for about a second at about 10:48:57, but I can't confirm this. _______________________________ Observer Jonathan Bradshaw Location Samford Valley, Qld, Australia Longitude +152:50 Latitude -27:22 Altitude 80 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 36 cm Seeing Steady Clear Camera Type G-Star PAL/CCIR Camera Delay 0.14 Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Disappearance 10:47:38.41 Reappearance 10:47:40.71 Comments: Rather unexpected treat. 45 seconds early and well into 2 sigma