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The occultation of a star by asteroid 1999 XR33 - 04 January 2023
So, another positive one during this night. A double at the beginning of the year it is an excellent start.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Helamuda - 04 January 2023
This first positive asteroidal occulation of this year. A bright star, good observation conditions allowed for a very short exposure time during capturing. This was crucial for recording the beautiful diffractions.
Summary of asteroidal occultations for 2023
General overview of my observations of asteroid occultations in 2023.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Menzel - 13 December 2022
After a month, it was finally nice one night and it happened - a positive occultation of asteroid Menzel. It is my 60th positive asteroidal occultation.
Partial Solar eclipse - 25 October 2022
There was a partial solar eclipse in the sky. Clouds occasionally marred the celestial show, but most were viewable.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Fanatica - 12 November 2022
A short positive occultation of the target star by asteroid Fanatica. It is the second positive occultation during this night.
The occultation of a star by asteroid Desiderata - 12 November 2022
Successful night tonight. I was able to detect a 0.3 mag drop asteroidal occulatation of the target star by the asteroid Desiderata. Combined occultation brightness was only 13.0 mag. It required a long exposure time.