IOTA ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION REPORT FORM Asteroid (or other object):_ 269 Justitia ____ Star:__ TYC 5670-00766-1 ___ Date (U.T.):____ 2005 July 21_________ Predicted Time (U.T.):__03:08:00____ Observer Name:___Michael Richmond _________ Telephone:__ (585) 475-2538 ___ Postal Address:___Physics Dept., 85 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623 E-mail Address:___ mwrsps@rit.edu ______________ Fax:___ (585) 475-5766____ TELESCOPE: Aperture:_ 30cm Focal length:_300 cm Type:__Meade LX200 ______ Eyepiece Power: videocam Observing site name: __RIT Observatory ________ Longitude:__077:39:51.3 __________ Latitude:___+43:04:30.5_____________ Height above sealevel:_176 m_ How determined?:___GPS___________________ Sky Transparency (Circle one, or delete two): Good Star Image Stability ("seeing"; as above): Good Other Conditions: (Wind, Clouds, Lights, etc.):__bright sky (full moon)____ EVENT TIMINGS: (All times in Universal Time) Time Source:__GPS display Recording method: videocam w/ GPS time inserted Was the Asteroid Visible in your Scope? _ no _ Approx. Limiting Mag.:_11.5_ Universal Time Estimated Accuracy, Remarks h m s Reaction Time, Started Observing: 03_:_04:_05.___ (sec.) _low signal-to-noise Star and Object Merged: ___:___:___.___ ____________________ Disappearance: ___: __:___.___ __.___ ____________________ Estimated Closest Approach: ___:___:___.___ ____________________ (if no D/R) Reappearance: ___:___:___.___ __.___ ____________________ Star and Object Separated: ___:___:___.___ ____________________ Stopped Observing: 03_:_10:_15.___ ____________________ Was your reaction time applied to the above timings? _no_____ If you could tell, did the object pass NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, or WEST of the star (cicle one, or delete three)? If possible, estimate the distance of closest approach in arc seconds: _______ List all Interruptions in Observing: Reason From ___:___:___ to ___:___:___ __________________________________ From ___:___:___ to ___:___:___ __________________________________ Additional comments: _ no change in brightness of star -- a miss ________ Send Jan Manek Fax: sorry - no fax numbers report to: Stefanik Observatory E-mail: jan.manek@worldonline.cz Petrin 205 If an occultation is timed, copy to: 118 46 Praha 1 dunham@starpower.net Czech Republic