The Occultation of a W=12.5 Star by 1997 AV5

Sat eve Feb 8, 2025 at 7:54:53pm

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This event is only 10 degrees from the 89% moon, so will be tough. The duration is 0.5s,

Alt=55 Az 102. In Gemini, very close to Zeta Gem, which should be in the lower right corner of the eyepiece

     

 

Results:

Richard Nolthenius

I was the only one to try this; I got a successful recording from Larkin Valley at Moon Valley Rd. off Hwy 1 between San Andreas and Watsonville. Probable miss, but unreduced at this moment. I used 4x. Looked like a miss while watching live, and confirmed on analysis in PyMovie.

Nominal odds of a hit: 99.1%  Result? Miss.

Start 03:52:38 UT,  End 03:56:29 UT

Lat 36 57 48.09"
Long 121 51 42.19"
elev: 69m