From: "sandybumgarner" <sandy@vbbn.com>

Date: May 4, 2005 2:44:18 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Observation plea

Hi all,

On Saturday night at about MAY08HRS0601UT the suspected binary 

asteroid 171 Ophelia will occult TYC 1405-01193-1 (unfortunately 

~mv11.7) for observers in Mexico, TX, NM, AZ, NV, and CA.

This post is a plea for video and visual observations, with accurate 

timing and location information, so the binary nature of 171 Ophelia 

can be determined.

The shadow path information can be found in three places:

For complete path information:

  http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2005_05/0508_171_3199.htm

For observer and other lists:

  http://www.poyntsource.com/BREIT_IDEAS/Ophelia.htm

and for a lot of other useful information:

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/171Ophelia/

and

 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IOTAoccultations/

The weather prospects are poor for California and much of the 

American Southwest but one never knows.  Please check your local 

weather with:

  http://wwwa.accuweather.com/index.asp?partner=accuweather

or you favorite weather resource and especially with:

  http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/

up to 48 hours before the event for very accurate observing 

forecasts.

Observation techniques can be found at:

  http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/iotandx.htm

and observation techniques can be discussed at:

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/171Ophelia/

Observation report can be posted on the above 171 Ophelia Yahoo 

group. 

Please try for this event if you can.

Thanks,

Sandy