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As was mentioned by Steve Conard (creator of this list) and myself, a voluntary, running (up-to-date) list of observers would be helpful in coordinating observers so we can try to obtain multi-chord observations of occultations - which is (primarily) why this list was created.
Steve said he was willing to compile a list and a "map" indicating approximate observer locations. Thanks Steve!

I'd like to suggest a format for letting others know of the interest and capabilities of folks on this list.
Below is some basic info that would be helpful.

Observer:
Nearest Town:
What's (approx) the faintest magnitude you can normally video record?:
What best describes your occultation ability [Experienced / Novice / Occasional / Student / Beginner / Other] :
Observe from Home/Observatory? (list scope aperture):
Willing/Able to "Go Mobile"?:
Aperture of Mobile Scope(s):
Camera(s) used for occultations:
Are your timings obtained from GPS? (if not, describe):
Can You Measure/Reduce Your Own Events?:
Member of IOTA?:
Other Info:

You can list as much or as little info as you want or feel comfortable with, but the more the info is complete, the easier it will be for others to decide if it's worth posting an event that may pass near you.
For names, only a first name is OK. First name and last initial is better, a full name is best.
For your location, you may simply list the nearest town. A Latitude & Longitude is optional.

[If you are posting an event knowing another observer also falls near the path, consider checking the weather forecast for them before posting].

I'll begin the list by supplying my info.............

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Observer: George Viscome
Nearest Town: Lake Placid, NY
What's (approx) the faintest magnitude you can normally video record?: 14.4 (but can push this to about mag 19.0)
What best describes your ability [Experienced / Novice / Occasional / Student / Beginner / Other] : Experienced
Observe from Home/Observatory? (list scope aperture): Home - Rand Observatory II (MPC W71) - 14.5" f/6 Newtonian, (20" f/5.5)
Willing/Able to "Go Mobile"?: Yes - But mainly in non-snowy months (some exceptions for bright/major events)
Aperture of Mobile Scope(s): 12" driven, 8", 6" driven, 4.7" driven, 135mm
Camera(s) used for occultations: QHY174M-GPS, (2) RunCam NE2AE, ASTRID on order
Are your timings obtained via GPS? (if not, describe): Yes
Can You Measure/Reduce Your Own Events?: Yes - via PyMovie/PyOTE
Member of IOTA?: Yes
Other Info:

Folks:

A target for me tonight in the early morning hours (see attached). I'm gathering there's nobody on the list near the path tho.
Sure would be nice if we kept a running list of subscribers to this group and their approximate locations......
Snowing hard here now (Lake Placid) but I may have clear skies for this event.

George

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From: rickbria22 <rickbria22@...>
To: OccultNEUS <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, 30 October 2023 9:32 AM EDT
Subject: Re: [OccultNEUS] Northeast Event Feed: Request for input

Kevin,

The parameters you’ve established are fine with me.

I used to be able to go to magnitude 14 and even 15 without breaking a sweat with my WATEC. In the last few years light pollution has increased dramatically, and now I’m limited to about 12-13th magnitude, sometimes 14 if it’s a high altitude star. Anything lower than 30° altitude is a problem if sky conditions are not perfect. Of course longer durations are a big help.

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But being able to glance through northeast events would be great, even if some of them are too faint.

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I also have plans to set up the observatory 14” for auto data acquisition, while I go mobile to a second site with a portable scope. When Astrid gets finalized, I’ll probably go that route.

Thanks for organizing this,

Rick Bria?

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From: rickbria22 <rickbria22@...>
To: OccultNEUS <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, 30 October 2023 9:32 AM EDT
Subject: Re: [OccultNEUS] Northeast Event Feed: Request for input

Kevin,

The parameters you’ve established are fine with me.

I used to be able to go to magnitude 14 and even 15 without breaking a sweat with my WATEC. In the last few years light pollution has increased dramatically, and now I’m limited to about 12-13th magnitude, sometimes 14 if it’s a high altitude star. Anything lower than 30° altitude is a problem if sky conditions are not perfect. Of course longer durations are a big help.

?

But being able to glance through northeast events would be great, even if some of them are too faint.

?

I also have plans to set up the observatory 14” for auto data acquisition, while I go mobile to a second site with a portable scope. When Astrid gets finalized, I’ll probably go that route.

Thanks for organizing this,

Rick Bria?

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From: Kevin <greenkevin01@...>
To: OccultNEUS <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, 29 October 2023 3:51 PM EDT
Subject: [OccultNEUS] Northeast Event Feed: Request for input

Greetings!

It would be great have a feed for Northeast area coordination. What I do for myself may be more than what people want.?

Currently, I run Occult-4 for the Westport Astronomical Society telescope in Westport, CT. I upload all my potentially observable events to Occultwatcher (OW) ,and they can usually be found in the "Planned Observations" feed on OW. Most events are duplicates in other feeds, but occasionally there are some gems from rocks in the 10-100 km range that get missed by the others.

Here are my general parameters of what I'm thinking for this group.
? ? Shadows in the region Ohio East to Atlantic Coast, Virginia North to Maine.
? ? Magnitude 16 or brighter with max DR 5 seconds or longer
? ? Magnitude 14 or brighter with max DR 2 seconds or longer
? ? Magnitude 12 or brighter with max DR? 0.2 seconds or longer.

Wondering if there is another place to post events for this group, something like the asteroidoccultation.com postings, or maybe even in this group chat here.

Looking for input.