IOTA/ES - Call for Observations
International Occultation Timing Association / European Section e.V.
Stellar occultation by objects in solar system which should be on an observer’s high priority list.
Short max. duation of only 0.81 seconds! Suspected binary asteroid! Last update: 2024 Jan 30, Occult Watcher Cloud (prediction now updated with JPL#46): https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1125-33349-83038-650140-U029311 Path coordinates: Occultation of UCAC4 621-029311…
Challenging event for larger telescopes! Apparent distance Miranda – centre of Uranus: ~8 arcsec, Faint star! Distance of the Moon to occultation targets: 15 deg, Long max. duration of 51…
Apollo asteroid! Flyby target of JAXA’s Hayabusa2 extended mission! Very short duration and narrow path! Last update: 2023 Dec 16, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1107-98943-67575-650050-U016619 Preliminary prediction by S. Preston (IOTA):…
Apollo asteroid! Flyby target of JAXA’s Hayabusa2 extended mission! Very short duration and narrow path! Last update: 2023 Dec 16, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1107-98943-67633-650050-U016638 Preliminary prediction by S. Preston (IOTA):…
Apollo asteroid! Flyby target of JAXA’s Hayabusa2 extended mission! Very short duration and narrow path! Last update: 2023 Dec 16, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1100-98943-73169-650014-U018368 Preliminary prediction by S. Preston (IOTA):…
Measurements highy desired for the evaluation of the Betelgeuse occultation! Faint star! Last update: 2023 Dec 28, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1094-319-80490-648462-U013248 Prediction by the ERC Lucky Star project (2023 Oct…
Measurements highy desired for the evaluation of the Betelgeuse occultation! Faint star! Last update: 2023 Dec 28, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1093-319-80536-648462-U013281 Prediction by the ERC Lucky Star project (2023 Oct…
Very short max. duration of 0.35 seconds! Bright star! Last update: 2023 Nov 03, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1083-188708-46061-648985-H15064
Near Earth asteroid! Close to its stationary point => long duration for a small asteroid! Last update: 2023 Nov 03, Occult Watcher Cloud: https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1083-175706-146761-648689-T01406-1
Near Earth asteroid! Flyby target of JAXA’s Hayabusa2 extended mission! Very short duration! Last update: 2023 Dec 04, Extended path coordinates at topographic elevations (Only area on the map): Occultation…