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Two occultation were recorded by John Broughton, using video OSD technique.
He also observed a clear miss for this event.
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Observers: 1(M) J Broughton,Mororo, NSW, AU 2 J Broughton,Brunswick Heads, QLD, AU 3 J Broughton,Wardell, NSW, AU 4(P) Prediction - IOTA Feed
Discussion:
The circle above is plotted at the expected 102 km diameter of Hertha. Also shown is the ISAM shape model which is distinctly non-circular and has been confirmed by a very successful occultation observations made in the USA in 2008. The two observed chords and the miss observation confirm a shift to the north but does not significantly add information on the shape and size of (135) Hertha.
The figures below shows the Tangra light curves of the occultations.
Observational Data:
Observation details for MP ( 135 ) Hertha By Star TYC 6880-01034-1 On 2015-07-06 at 17:44:19.0 _______________________________ Observer John Broughton Location Mororo, NSW, AU Longitude +153:13 Latitude -29:18 Altitude 45 m Datum WGS84 Telescope Newtonian Aperture 25 cm Seeing Steady Clear Camera Type Watec 120N+ PAL/CCIR Camera Delay Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: _______________________________ Observer John Broughton Location Brunswick Heads, QLD, AU Longitude +153:32 Latitude -28:32 Altitude 5 m Datum WGS84 Telescope Newtonian Aperture 8 cm Seeing Slight flickering Clear Camera Type LN-300-11673 PAL/CCIR Camera Delay Timing GPS - other linking Video with frame analysis Disappearance 17:44:18.49 Reappearance 17:44:31.77 Comments: _______________________________ Observer John Broughton Location Wardell, NSW, AU Longitude +153:27 Latitude -28:57 Altitude 5 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 9 cm Seeing Steady Clear Camera Type LN-300-11673 PAL/CCIR Camera Delay Timing GPS - other linking Video with frame analysis Disappearance 17:44:22.66 Reappearance 17:44:34.98 Comments: