IOTA 26th ANNUAL MEETING
September 11-14, 2008
Luz Observatory
Lewis Center for Educational Research
20702 Thunderbird Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92307-3322
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IOTA’s 26th Annual Meeting featured the Year’s Best Asteroidal Occultation – (9) Metis
Occultation by (58) Concordia also observed
Check out the latest Results on the 2008 Results Page
Richard Nolthenius’ 2008 IOTA Meeting Page
(Picture © Richard Nolthenius)
Front Row (l to r): Richard Nolthenius (CA), Roc Fleishman (MX), Steve Preston (WA), Richard Nugent (TX), Walt Morgan (CA), Karen Young (CA)
Standing (l to r): Scott Degenhardt (TN), Gene Lucas (AZ), Sandy Bumgarner (CA), Earl Wilson (CA), David Dunham (MD), Chuck Herold (TX), Derek Breit (CA),
Greg Lyzenga (CA), Mark Vincent (CA), Dan Falla (CA), Mike Collins (CA), Kerry Coughlin (MX)
Absent for picture: Richard Bean (CA), Bob Buckheim (CA), Terrence Redding (FL), Hank Sielski (CA), Gary Witt (CA)
Virtual attendees via EVO internet video conference:
Chad Ellington (WA), Bob Anderson and Tony George (OR), John Grismore (OK), Steve Messner (MN), Brad Timerson (NY), Randy Peterson (AZ), Steve Conrad (MD),
Bob Sandy, (MO), Luis Martinez (AZ), Ken Coles (PA), Dave Gault and Dave Herald (Australia), Pawel Maksym (Poland), Gerhard Dangl (Austria), Jan Manek (Czech Republic)
David Dunham is holding the Homer DaBoll award, this year presented to Edwin Goffin.
In front is one of David’s 80mm Orion “Shorties”, painted black for stealth, and used by Steve Preston
to record the occultation by Concordia (star magnitude 11.0).
Minutes of the 2008 IOTA Annual Meeting
by Richard Nugent
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11
Homer F. Daboll Annual Award for 2008
presentation by Robert Buchheim
(PDF file – 130kb)
IOTA Manual Update by Richard Nugent
(PowerPoint Presentation – 1.2 Mb file)
Reporting Elevation from KIWI OSD by Walt Morgan
(23kb Excel File)
An Excel Report Form for Lunar Occultation Observations by Brad Timerson and John Talbot
(PowerPoint presentation – 400kb file)
GPS Camera Synchronization Analysis by Richard Nugent
(PowerPoint Presentation – 900 kb file)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13
OccuLAR 3.14 – The Latest Version of OccuLAR by Tony George and Bob Anderson
(PowerPoint Presentation – 1.37 Mb file)
Multiple Remote Stations for Observing Occultations by Scotty Degenhardt
(PowerPoint Presentation – 3.3 Mb file)
Noise Reduction Analysis using ImageJ and DDRA by Scotty Degenhardt
(PowerPoint Presentation – 1.95 Mb file)
ImageJ Homepage with Documentation and Download options
GPS and WWV Time Insertion Comparison by Richard Nugent
(PowerPoint Presentation – 434 kb file)
Accuracy of Path Statistics by Steve Preston
(PowerPoint Presentation – 810kb file)
Occultations during the Rest of 2008 by David Dunham
(PowerPoint Presentation – 1.66 Mb file)
Important Occultation Events in 2009 by David Dunham
(PowerPoint Presentation – 984kb file)
Bright Star/Planetary Grazes for 2009 by David Dunham
(Word file – 58kb)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
Video Camera Sensitivity Report – Revision A by Walt Morgan
(PDF file – 705 kb)
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