A 3 second occultation was recorded by John Broughton, using an SCT Telescope and Watec 120N+ camera.

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Observers:
  1    J Broughton, Reedy Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Discussion:

The circle above is plotted at the expected diameter of Schalen. With obly one chord, it is not possible to determine whether John was north or south of the centre line of the event. The circle has been plotted centred on the observed chord.

Observational Data:

Observation details for MP ( 1542 ) Schalen
By Star              UCAC4 402-128073
On 2017-05-24  at 19:44:34.0

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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 - time inserted Video with frame analysis
Disappearance  19:44:18.69
Reappearance   19:44:21.73
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