This is a high rank event that is bright, and goes right across Santa Cruz. Tough timing; Monday morning at 3am. The target is 31 degrees up, due south, in Ophiuchus. There are 7 observers signed up, not super well distributed, but we don't have much mobility here in Santa Cruz, with ocean and fog on one side, and I've got a tough teaching schedule after sunup. I am hoping to get it at home, Kirk from up Empire Grade. If fog threatens, we may have to both go up Empire Grade to escape.
The event lasts a predicted maximum of 19 seconds, so that doing the standard 10x duration for the taping duration, means we should record 3min 20s on either side of the predicted event.
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We had a good success! Clear skies and good data.
Nolthenius Results
I observed from West Cliff, a block or so east of Woodrow St, overlooking the ocean for a good horizon. I observed at 2x for this bright star for maximum time resolution. I got a 7 minute long recording.
PyMovie screen capture. I used the default photometry values. I set the target aperture as "static" rather than adaptive, for consistency. |
Here's the raw PyMovie light curve and the 17.7 second occultation |
Solid event. |
PyOTE analysis. |
Kirk Bender Results
Karl von Ahnen Results
