The Occultation of a 13.1 Star by the KBO Object 2002 KY14

Sunday Jan 30, 2022 7:48:24pm in Canis Major

This is another high value, low odds event, but it's at a convenient time. Sunday evening at 7:48pm and has a dozen other observers signed up, and will be a very good success for future predictions if someone gets a positive. Capturing a possible moon would be even more valuable.

left-right unflipped, as if there were no diagonal. See the one at far right for proper eyepiece orientation.

this is the proper orientation, if using a diagonal.

Results:

Kirk and I both got recordings. Initial reductions showed a slow fade after the predicted event.... I speculated - a dust cloud?! But no, Kirk confirms that our other stars also showed similar fades... the aerosols were a few miles above us, not in deep space. Misses, is what we got. Given only 2.5% odds of a hit, not a surprise.