This event is high rank and a low numbered asteroid which should have an already decent orbit. Weather is predicted to be cold and clear. The centerline goes across BD airfield, and Summit Store. Karl is inside the southern limit. My thought was a get together at Karl's Friday night, and as midnight approached, to devote then to the asteroid event, with Kirk and I setting up at the parking lot of Radnovich Ranch, and Summit Store, if the horizon's there are OK.
Alt=29, Az=86 in Leo, off the tip of his nose; 12 deg lower left of the Beehive Cluster
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Richard Nolthenius
The evening started with a movie night at Karl's and socializing. Then Kirk and I left to get the occultation; at Summit Store for Kirk, and at Radonich Ranch for me, while Karl stayed at home. We got a later start out of Karl's, Kirk was able to get set up in time to get a positive. I then drove back up to Radonich Ranch and got set up, now in rush mode as the event was just a few minutes away. In rush mode, I can make mistakes. In this case, as I unpacked, I placed the f/3.3 reducer behind the computer and promptly forgot about it, and after ID'ing the eyepiece view of the target, I swapped on the 1.25" adapter and Watec and tried to focus - utterly failing as the f/3.3 reducer was not mounted. By the time I realized the mistake, I had only 2 minutes till the event, and re-mounting properly I did not have time to focus and get on-target, and got no data.
Observed from the parking area northwest of the main Summit Store parking lot, and got a successful event.