Preliminary Programme

Plenary session Parallel session Other

Friday 30th August

18:00-21:00 Welcoming reception Café Oz, Denfert-Rochereau Paris 14th

Saturday 31st August

10:00-10:30 Welcoming coffee + Registration + Poster installation Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
Session A (plenary) Introduction
10:30-10:40 Opening session B. Sicardy & T. Midavaine Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
10:40-10:50 Presentation of Paris Observatory C. Catala Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
10:50-11:00 IOTA/ES Introduction K. Guhl Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
Parallel Sessions → Session B1 Occultation observation technique
11:00-12:30 How to perfom occultation observation W. Beisker Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
Parallel Sessions → Session B2 OW and Tangra tutorial
11:00-12:30 Tutorial Occult Watcher H. Pavlov Salle de l'Atelier, Paris Observatory
Parallel Sessions → Session B3 French session
11:00-11:15 Introduction T.Midavaine Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
11:15-11:30 Dinastro à Visker (65) 10 ans d'occultations J.J. Castellani Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
11:30-12:00 Solutions pour l'utilisation des cameras numeriques L. Rousselot Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
12:00-12:15 Amateur observations in occultation field J.-P. Godard Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
12:15-12:30 NTP Time stamping solution J.-M. Vugnon Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory

12:30-14:00 Lunch Lunch room, Paris Observatory

Parallel Sessions → Session C1 Time stamping issues and alternate solutions
14:00-14:30 Operational activities of the REFMET Team : Atomic Fountains, Timescales Generation and Dissemination M. Abgrall Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
14:30-15:00 Timing issues in occultations C. Valencia Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
15:00-15:15 New digital camera with on board GPS time inserter A. Schweizer & S. Meister Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
15:15-15:30 CHRONOFLASH, A simple device for asteroid occultations timing J.-Y. Prado Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
15:30-15:45 AstroFlashTimer at 1000Hz C. Ellington Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
15:45-16:00 Discussion -- Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
Parallel Sessions → Session C2 Tutorial in Occult Watcher and Tangra
14:00-16:00 Tutorial Tangra H. Pavlov Salle de l'Atelier, Paris Observatory

16:00-16:30 Coffee Break + Posters and Group picture Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory

Parallel Sessions → Session D1 Demonstrations : Test bench and Camera setup latency measurements
16:30-16:35 UTC OP TTL output on Oscilloscope M. Abgrall Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
16:35-16:40 Bernard Christophe's PPS driven artificial stars T. Midavaine Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
16:40-16:45 SEXTA Target Test Bench D. Gault Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
16:45-17:00 QHY CCD camera demo H. Qiu Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
17:00-17:15 Raptor camera demonstration and C. Valencia Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
17:15-17:30 Time box demonstration C. Valencia Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
17:30-17:45 AstroFlashTimer at 1000Hz C. Ellington Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
17:45-18:00 Latency test of camera setup for ESOP participants Salle RDC Batiment B, Paris Observatory
Parallel Sessions → Session D2 IOTA/ES general assembly
16:30-18:00 IOTA/ES general assembly
 Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
Parallel Sessions → Session D3 Visit
16:30-17:15 Visit of the Coupole Arago (15p. max.) F. Colas Paris Observatory
16:45-17:15 Visit of SYRTE UTC-OP (8p. max) M. Abgrall Paris Observatory
17:15-18:00 Visit of the Coupole Arago (15p. max.) F. Colas Paris Observatory
17:15-18:00 Visit of SYRTE UTC-OP (8p. max) M. Abgrall Paris Observatory

19:30-23:30 Social dinner: Restaurant la Baraka 70 rue Daguerre, Paris 14th

Sunday 1st September

Session E (plenary) Occultations and campaign results
09:45-10:00 Lucky Stars results and beyond B. Sicardy Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
10:00-10:15 Meudon, Rio and Granada groups: international collaboration for observation of stellar occultations F. Braga Ribas Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
10:15-10:30 Occultations and 3D shape reconstruction D. Herald Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
10:30-10:45 Tight and contact binaries from occultations R. Leiva Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break + Posters Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory

Session F (plenary) Occultation observations (1/2)
11:15-11:30 Occultations observed by the Sabadell group during the last year C. Schnabel Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
11:30-11:45 26 positive observations of 21 events during 17 months J. Kubanek Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
11:45-12:00 (156) Xanthippe - many chords from England T. Haymes Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
12:00-12:15 The 40-th Anniversary of the Section for Observations of Positions and Occultation in Poland W. Burzynski Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
12:15-12:30 Exo-Planets with Amateur Equipment (additional link) B. Gährken Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory

12:30-13:45 Lunch Lunch room, Paris Observatory

Session G (plenary) Occultation observations (2/2)
13:45-14:00 Remeasuring the Meridian Paris in Cassini Hall E. Bredner Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
14:00-14:15 Baily Beads observation during the Total Solar Eclipse July 2, 2019 K. Guhl Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
14:15-14:30 Analysis of stellar occultation from the observation of 2011 WG57, 2005 RM45 and 38628 Huya KBO targets in Algiers Observatory D. Baba Aissa Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
14:30-14:45 Triton's stellar occultation on the 5th October 2017 J. Oliveira Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
14:45-15:00 Observing asteroid and lunar occultations from inside a tipi V. Tsamis Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
15:00-15:15 Occultation of 2014MU69 in Senegal F. Colas Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
Session H (plenary) Occultation technologies
15:15-15:30 QHY CCD Cmos cameras H. Qiu Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
15:30-15:45 Unistellar Network Contribution to Occultation F. Marchis Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory

15:45-16:15 Coffee Break + Posters Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory

Session I (plenary) Future of occultations
16:15-16:30 A new approach to stellar occultations in the Gaia era J. Ferreira Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
16:30-16:45 Occultations by Asteroids - Highlights for Europe in 2020 O. Klös Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
16:45-17:00 Forthcoming Lucky Star predictions J. Desmars Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory
17:00-17:15 ESOP 2020 invitation and closing Salle Cassini, Paris Observatory

Monday 2nd September (optional program)

Afternoon Visit of Fontainebleau Castle Fontainebleau
Evening + Night Visit and observations (Telescope J.-M. Salomon)
Organised by Planetes-Sciences and Secteur Astro.
Night in the observatory. 		Buthiers

You will have the choice to stay in Buthiers for the night or to go back to Paris by bus (included).

Tuesday 3rd September (optional program)

12:00-14:00 Lunch Juvisy
14:00-16:00 Visit of SAF - Camille Flammarion Observatory Juvisy
17:00 Back to Paris and end of the optional programme Paris

If you stay in Paris during the night from Monday to Tuesday, you will have to go to Juvisy by RER (information to reach Juvisy will be given during the meeting). If you stay in Buthiers during the night from Monday to Tuesday, the bus will bring you to Juvisy (included).