padua asteroid occultation sept. 16, 2012 paul d. maley
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PADUA ASTEROID OCCULTATIONSEPT. 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)
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
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
LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES
WASHINGTON (STEVE P): EL. 14, AZ.134DENVER CO: EL. 27 AZ. 147CENTRAL OK (CHAD E,ART L): EL. 34 AZ. 154JACKSON MS(BENNY R): EL. 40 AZ. 161TAMPA FL (TOM C.): EL. 45 AZ. 170W.PALM BEACH FL (TERRY R.): EL. 47 AZ.173ELONGATION FROM SUN: 51 DEG.
DAYLIGHT FILTER
DJENNE
TIMBUKTU