The occultation of a star by asteroid Alexandra - 14 August 2023

My last three attempts at observation were thwarted by clouds at exactly the time of the occultation. This time everything worked. The weather was also favorable. The result is a positive observation of an occultation by asteroid Alexandra. The drop was again very small - only 0.2 mag.

The map with predicted path:


Light curve from video record.
The begin of occultation was at 19:19:32.54 UTC +/- 1.32s; end at 19:19:47.65 UTC +/- 1.32s. Total duration is 15.11s +/-1.82s.






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