From: Dr. Eberhard Bredner, Secretary IOTA/ES
to: Mister Atila Poro, President IOTA/ME
Dear Atila Poro!
Congratulations founding your association of Middle East occultation observers.
I am an active observer of Minor Planet Occultations in the middle of Europe, February 13, 2011 <last week> I completed my 30th year of video-occultation observations, beginning then with grazing occultations.
Until now I observe grazing occultations regularly (always weather permitting). But during the last 15 years I began also to observe Minor Planet occultations because the predictions grew more and more realistic.
Now my results are 3 positive observations in 7 expeditions....
If possible I try to observe events together with observers in the USA (trans-Atlantic events), if the weather is OK on both sides we have contact via mobile telephones..
The number of possible trans - Atlantic events is small because the distance is great.
But now we have IOTA/ME at a much smaller distance and that is the reason of this e-mail.
On my list for March are two occultations
March 3; (325) Heidelberga
and
March 8; (554) Peraga.
Both shadow bands run also over Iran, so my question: Are there any observers who try to observe these occultations next week and the week after that?
As you explained in your newsletter both events are predicted by Steve Preston and Derec C Breit. You will get any information from their predictions.
If there are observers we can arrange our stations so that we cover the shadow band as good as possible. We try this always in Europe.
Good luck - clear skies; Eberhard Bredner
Dr. Eberhard Bredner,
secretary IOTA/ES
Ginsterweg 14 in 59229 Dolberg near Ahlen, Germany
north: 51° 42' 45.3", east: 7° 54' 52.8", 68 m high
IOTA/ES has its annual conference "ESOP" this year in Berlin, please see for details our web-site next month. Could you think about a member of your association who comes to Berlin to improve a better cooperation?
Mobile: +49 17 22 32 45 79
Please transfer this information to any active observer
of Minor Planet occultations in Iran. Thank you.