Here are some September 2017 successes when the cloud parted.
(626) Notburga : 2.15s Peter Birtwhistle (UK) on 2017/09/09
(56) Malete : 8.6s Jan-Maarten Winkel (NL) on 2017/09/24
(31) Euphrosyne: 7.4s Tim Haymes (UK) on 2017/09/24
These predictions were not highlighted on the forum - only the most accessible (e.g. brighter stars) are posted.
I just wanted to update the record to say we do see occultatons, and these are always rewarding particular at 3 am !
Tim
Hi Tim
Thanks for posting this. It is indeed good to hear that some of us have managed to see one despite the weather. I am particularly annoyed about Britastra, of course, which has a very particular resonance for the BAA.
>>...we do see occultatons, and these are always rewarding particularly at 3 am !<<
Yes indeed, I would really second this -- whatever your normal observing programme, if you have never "done" an asteroidal occultation, do give it a go. A bit like solar eclipses, after your first success, you will be hooked for life!
Cheers all
Hazel
>A bit like solar eclipses, after your first success, you will be hooked for life!
That's right. I had my last succesful occultation-observation i 1986...
I have watched almost thousand predicted events since then, but no luck.
As they say: you have to kiss an awful lot of frogs to find a prince
Regards
Lars