Successful Observation of an Asteroidal Occultation at the University of Sharjah Observatory

On 21 March 2025, an occultation event was successfully observed and recorded by Mohammad Fadel Talafha, Research Analyst at SAASST, University of Sharjah. The observation took place at the University of Sharjah Observatory (M47 / SAO) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
During this event, asteroid (1761) Edmondson occulted the star TYC 4948-00277-1 (HD 110047) with a visual magnitude of 8.99 (V filter) for a total duration of 2.166 seconds.

Start time: 22:14:30.460
End time: 22:14:32.626
Observation site coordinates: 25.282 N, 55.462 E (Sharjah, UAE)

The event was recorded using a TEC APO 180 f/7 Fluorite Apochromat telescope equipped with a Lumenera LM165 camera, and the timing was performed with a PC-based method.