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Jonathan Bradshaw observed this occultation with severe cloud interference. He was only able to detect the reappearance with the disappearance occuring while the field was obscured. To the south, John Broughton operated two stations with both reporting misses.
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Observers: 1(M) J Broughton,Reedy Creek, QLD, AU 2(M) J Broughton,Newrybar, NSW, AU 3 J Bradshaw,Samford Valley, Qld, Australia 4(P) Prediction
Discussion:
The proximity of John Broughton's negative observations strongly constrains Johnathan's observation to the southern side of the path but little else can be determined. Below is Johnathan's lightcurve.
Observational Data:
Observation details for MP ( 334 ) Chicago By Star UCAC4 406-141283 On 2015-12-07 at 11:48:17.0 _______________________________ Observer John Broughton Location Reedy Creek, QLD, AU Longitude +153:23 Latitude -28:06 Altitude 66 m Datum WGS84 Telescope SCT including Cass and Mak Aperture 25 cm Seeing Steady Clear Camera Type Watec 120N+ PAL/CCIR Camera Delay Timing GPS - other linking Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: _______________________________ Observer John Broughton Location Newrybar, NSW, AU Longitude +153:31 Latitude -28:43 Altitude 22 m Datum WGS84 Telescope Newtonian Aperture 32 cm Seeing Steady Clear Camera Type Watec 120N+ PAL/CCIR Camera Delay Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Missed Comments: _______________________________ 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 Slight flickering Broken cloud Camera Type Watec 910BD NTSC/EIA Camera Delay Timing GPS - time inserted Video with frame analysis Disappearance 11:48:11.45 (Removed in analaysis) Reappearance 11:48:18.65 Comments: The R a little more certain All in all a marginal result in difficult conditions