OCCULTATION EXPEDITION(148)GALLIA AND HIP43813

PAUL D. MALEYIOTA ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER

21, 2009ORLANDO FL

BACKGROUND• OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH• 98km DIAMETER ASTEROID• RARE NAKED EYE OCCULTATION• CONTACTS MADE WITH PHILIPPINE ASTRONOMICAL

COMMUNITY IN APRIL 2009• WEATHER PROSPECTS 50/50• LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN WORK• VOLUNTEERS BEING LINED UP• MULTISTATION REMOTE DEPLOY POSSIBLE

FUNDAMENTALS

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FAMOUSIOTA SITE FROM 1982

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DRAFT PLAN• EVENT OCCURS ON THURSDAY; TRIP WILL CONSUME ONE WEEK; ARRIVE

AT LEAST 2 DAYS BEFORE• DRIVE MANILA TO NORTHERN LUZON (NO AIR SERVICE AVAILABLE)• ESTABLISH ACCOMMODATIONS IN MID 2009• BE SELF SUFFICIENT WRT TO BATTERIES, VIDEO, GPS, ETC.• PROVIDE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE (ONGOING) TO LOCALS• TEAM WITH LOCALS FOR REMOTE SITE TENDING• ESTABLISH ACTUAL NUMBER OF SITES WITH RELIABLE LOCAL OBSERVERS• DETERMINE OPTIMUM WAY TO CREATE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT PACKAGE

FOR NAKED EYE TARGET

FORWARD WORK

• CONTINUE PLAN DEVELOPMENT• DETERMINE PARTICIPANTS FROM IOTA• CONDUCT SITE SURVEY, LAY OUT STATIONS TO

ASSURE NO BLOCKAGE BY CORDILLERA MOUNTAINS

• ANNOUNCE PLAN ON LISTSERVER