(198) Ampella connects IOTA-ES and IOTA-ME
2014/06/13 16:24
This will be a chance to an intensifiedcooperation.
A detail of the shadow path running over Iran shows figure B. The (Green) center line crosses Qazvin (Iran) - about 140 km north-west of Teheran. So there might be in this region some observers to join. The both blue lines are the (predicted) limits of the shadow path.
I think around Qazvin one can find suitable observation places. Figure A and B are from a publication by Derek C Breit, details you may find at: www.poyntsource.com/New/Global.htm under “Ampella”.
The prediction from Steve Preston (now president of IOTA/USA) shows a probability of over 50% near the (green) central line. Please consider: Our models of astronomical events try to calculate what will happen in nature. But our basic data are always with limited accuracy and rounding. So we can help with our observations to extend the knowledge in any situation. You may find further details at www.asteroidoccultation.com
But one has to prepare for this observation very carefully. The occultation will be near the horizon, the time will be about 23:00h UTC, (local time in Iran then 02:30 on June 24 !!). And because brightness of star and minor planet are not very different, the drop of light during the occultation will be only 0.5 Mag.
To observe this “visibly” is nearly impossible. The best way to get a reliable measurement will be a telescope more than 20 cm and a video camera that can display a star with 11 Mag. You should be sure that your system is powerful to get this. In the meantime you should train to find the star just north of Scorpius.
This short introduction has two intentions:
FIRST: to inform you about this occultation
SECOND: To find participants who are willing to get in contact to me – by e-mail and by mobile phone. I would like to get in contact to you (in English) via mobile phone during the time of observation. At your region the occultation will be about 4 minutes earlier. Via phone you explain what you are seeing and I will explain some times later what I am seeing. That is my idea of a direct collaboration.
Last but not least: we need a clear sky to observe all this, if the weather in my region will be cloudy there will be other observer at distant places to support the collaboration under a clear sky (I hope that).
All our data will be collected by Eric Frappa, France. For that it is necessary to get the coordinates of your observation place, the time of the event correlated as good as possible to UTC and some information of your equipment. But that should be declared when we interchange e-mails.
Try hard to join this observation – but in any case there will be another chance.
Dr. Eberhard Bredner Ginsterweg 14 59229 Ahlen-Dolberg; GERMANY
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An Asteroid Occultation in Iran and other countries in Middle East
2014/05/14 16:26
Something that is noticeable in this occultation:
- Its high rank asteroid that is 99.
- The magnitude asteroid is 12.5 that it causes to be seen by powerful eyes.
- The magnitude star occult is 8.4 that it find star very easy.
- The duration is expected to be about 7.9 second and star will drop 5.6 magnitudes during the process.
As seen from Shiraz, the time of central occultation is 17:24 UT. On this night the moon is on below horizon. The occultation path will be possible to observe in country Jordon, Kuwait, South Iran, Pakistan and India. Coordination took place between the Middle East and North America IOTA, observing the events in Iran and team supervision by Mr. Paul Maley (Vice-President of IOTA), which will be based in Kuwait, jointly done.
Hojatola Hekmat’zade
President in Occultation and TNOs Dep. IOTA/ME
hekmat@iota-me.com
+989364206300
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The First Meeting of Associate Members of IOTA/ME
2014/05/02 01:40
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Discontinuous Members workshop IOTA/me was held
2014/05/01 19:08
There are 43 members for this department and 32 persons of them attended this workshop. According to board of IOTA/ME directors, workshop joined associated members for training in various subjects. This workshop described future plans and projects. First presentation was related to eclipse project by Mr. Hekmatzade and Ms. Taebjoula.
Other presentation:
- Transit and Detection Methods of Exoplanets, by Amirnezam Amiri
- Physics of the Variable Stars, by Shirin Zandian & Elham Salmanzadeh
- Light Curves, by Fereshteh Memarian
- Effective Factors in Formation of Binary and Multiple Asteroids by Mohammad Reza Shafizadeh
- O-C Diagrams and Their Applications for Variable Stars by Farida Farsian
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The Second IOTA/ME Astronomical Winter School (2014)
2014/04/14 22:00
Second winter school of astronomy passed the register while more 187 patients request to participated. finally, due to the capacity of school,which was 25 persons, and after screening of individuals based on knowledge needed by teachers of this school , 40 persons were accepted and attended. Winter school of astronomy was held in Imam Khomieni complex in Isfahan , and the positive points of this course were side by side in all of accommodation, resturant and classes . moreover , tried all of discuss and learning were in base of observe and experimental with data, And in second day learned sun observe with adib h-alpha telescope was done.
Main topics were selected for this course included : solar physics introduction, observe of variable stars and data absorb, teach of paper writing and work with latex, work in observatory and introduction of semi-professional astronomy. Topics teached by M.r Atila Poro (President of IOTA/ME), Amir Hasanzadeh (President of eclip department of IOTA/ME and Director of Najm Shomal science research institute) and D.r Marjan Zakerin (PHD degree from max planck in physics). Executive director of second winter school of astronomy (IOTA/ME) had claimed by M.r Seyed Reza Monajemi.
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