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PADUA ASTEROID OCCULTATION SEPT. 16, 2012

PADUA ASTEROID OCCULTATION SEPT. 16, 2012. PAUL D. MALEY. BACKGROUND-1. 363 PADUA OCCULTATION ON SEP 16 IS THE BEST EVENT OF 2012 VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT (?) star=mag 2.7 LIMITED NIGHT POSSIBILITIES NO MOON INTERFERENCE EXPEDITION PLANNED FOR SITES IN MALI (see http://www.eclipsetours.com).

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PADUA ASTEROID OCCULTATION SEPT. 16, 2012

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  1. PADUA ASTEROID OCCULTATIONSEPT. 16, 2012 PAUL D. MALEY

  2. BACKGROUND-1 • 363 PADUA OCCULTATION ON SEP 16 IS THE BEST EVENT OF 2012 • VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT (?) star=mag 2.7 • LIMITED NIGHT POSSIBILITIES • NO MOON INTERFERENCE • EXPEDITION PLANNED FOR SITES IN MALI (see http://www.eclipsetours.com)

  3. BACKGROUND-2 • ZUBEN-EL-GENUBI IS THE BRIGHTEST STAR (Mv 2.7) TO BE OCCULTED IN 2012 • MOST OF THE PATH IS IN DAYLIGHT • TRACK GOES ACROSS TAMPA, JACKSON MS, OKLAHOMA CITY, SALT LAKE CITY, SEATTLE • BEST NIGHT VIEWING IS FROM WEST AFRICA

  4. DETAILS • DURATION 2.1 SECONDS • MAGNITUDE DROP 12.1 • SIGMA 0.27 • CONCERN: POSSIBLE DOUBLE/SPECTROSCOPIC BINARY • NO MOON • ELEVATION 22, AZIMUTH 246 • LESS THAN 2 HOURS AFTER SUNSET

  5. LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES WASHINGTON (STEVE P): EL. 14, AZ.134 DENVER CO: EL. 27 AZ. 147 CENTRAL OK (CHAD E,ART L): EL. 34 AZ. 154 JACKSON MS(BENNY R): EL. 40 AZ. 161 TAMPA FL (TOM C.): EL. 45 AZ. 170 W.PALM BEACH FL (TERRY R.): EL. 47 AZ.173 ELONGATION FROM SUN: 51 DEG.

  6. DAYLIGHT FILTER

  7. DJENNE

  8. TIMBUKTU

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