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ASTEROID OCCULTATION NEWS
FOR TEXAS/HOUSTON AREA
11.3 mag. Star to be eclipsed by asteroid 940 Kordula October 11, 2007 over Houston area.
On Thursday evening, October 11, 2006, at 10:43 PM CDT, the asteroid 940 Kordula will pass directly in front of a 11.3 mag star over the Houston, Texas area. The shadow path error limits are the "red" lines on the map below.
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The path over Texas. The Red lines indicate the error limit of the asteroid's shadow path
Details for the target star to be occulted (including catalog #, plus RA and DEC):
http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2007_10/1012_940_9078_MapNA.gif
Video and visual techniques are described on the main asteroid page. If you see/record the event, send details of your observations using the on-line REPORT FORM. This interactive report form when filled out completely needs to be sent to: reports @ asteroidoccultation.com.
Additional Asteroid occultation resources:
Asteroid Occultation Basics Houston area events Worldwide Asteroid Occultation Predictions Texas Results Page
IOTA's new free ebook on occultations: http://www.poyntsource.com/IOTAmanual/Preview.htm
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