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[vsnet-obs 5368] OY Car eclipse observed





Finally on Mar 30 0115 hrs local time , clouds departed to
allow an uninterrupted observing session of OY Carinae.
Observations began 1997 Mar 29  14:52 UT,ended 16:25 UT.

Results as follows:

Eclipse mimima occured at 1997 Mar 29  16:07-16:08 UT
Eclipse duration from approx. 16:02-16:14 UT 
ie. roughly 12 mins.
Magnitude of eclipse :   11.4-11.9 
ie. a drop of about 0.5 magnitude.
Assuming a period of 1h30m54s I have made
some predictions for Mar 30 UT.
7:16
8:47
10:17
11:48
13:19
14:50
16:21
17:52
19:23
ect.......

Below is a list of my complete observations.

1997 Mar 29 UT      MV
14:52                     11.5
14:55                     11.5
14:58                     11.5
15:01                     11.5
15:04                     11.5
15:07                     11.6
15:10                     11.5
15:14                     11.5
15:18                     11.4
15:21                     11.3
15:24                     11.3
15:27                     11.3
15:30                     11.3
15:33                     11.3
15:36                     11.3
15:39                     11.3
15:42                     11.4
15:45                     11.3
15:48                     11.3
15:51                     11.3
15:54                     11.3
15:57                     11.3
16:00                     11.4
16:02                     11.5
16:03                     11.6
16:04                     11.7
16:05                     11.8
16:06                     11.8
16:07                     11.9
16:08                     11.9
16:09                     11.8
16:10                     11.8
16:11                     11.6
16:12                     11.6
16:13                     11.6
16:14                     11.5
16:15                     11.5
16:16                     11.5
16:17                     11.5
16:20                     11.5
16:22                     11.4
16:25                     11.4

Comparing my previous attempt at Mar 29 09:50-11:20 UT,
the eclipse occured during a 20 minute cloud interruption.
What bad luck !!!!!

Regards,
Michael Mattiazzo,
Adelaide, South Australia
mmatti@dedset.net.au