1. OCCULTATION EXPEDITION (148)GALLIA AND HIP43813 PAUL D. MALEY IOTA ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 21, 2009 ORLANDO FL

2. BACKGROUND OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH 98km DIAMETER ASTEROID RARE NAKED EYE OCCULTATION CONTACTS MADE WITH PHILIPPINE ASTRONOMICAL COMMUNITY IN APRIL 2009 WEATHER PROSPECTS 50/50 LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN WORK VOLUNTEERS BEING LINED UP MULTISTATION REMOTE DEPLOY POSSIBLE

3. FUNDAMENTALS

4. GOOGLE MAP-1

5. GOOGLE MAP-2 FAMOUS IOTA SITE FROM 1982

6. STAR FIELD =>>>>> elev: 29 az: 93 sun: -24deg TIME: 4:13am

7. DRAFT PLAN EVENT OCCURS ON THURSDAY; TRIP WILL CONSUME ONE WEEK; ARRIVE AT LEAST 2 DAYS BEFORE DRIVE MANILA TO NORTHERN LUZON (NO AIR SERVICE AVAILABLE) ESTABLISH ACCOMMODATIONS IN MID 2009 BE SELF SUFFICIENT WRT TO BATTERIES, VIDEO, GPS, ETC. PROVIDE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE (ONGOING) TO LOCALS TEAM WITH LOCALS FOR REMOTE SITE TENDING ESTABLISH ACTUAL NUMBER OF SITES WITH RELIABLE LOCAL OBSERVERS DETERMINE OPTIMUM WAY TO CREATE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR NAKED EYE TARGET

8. FORWARD WORK CONTINUE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DETERMINE PARTICIPANTS FROM IOTA CONDUCT SITE SURVEY, LAY OUT STATIONS TO ASSURE NO BLOCKAGE BY CORDILLERA MOUNTAINS ANNOUNCE PLAN ON LISTSERVER