Stay updated with our latest research findings, announcements, and discoveries in stellar occultation studies.
In late September, the Occultation Group organized a campaign to characterize the shape of MBR Explorer target (623) Chimaera, including a seven telescope deployment by the group.
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In late September, members of the Occultation Group traveled to the island of Kauaʻi to observe an occultation by the dwarf planet Quaoar.
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Our team has completed our last campaign to gather data to profile this target of the MBR Explorer mission set to launch March 2028.
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At the end of May 2022, UVA students Liam Walters and Becky Williams flew from Charlottesville to Northern Australia to observe the dwarf planet Pluto.
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On March 27, 2022, three UVA teams traveled to North Carolina to observe asteroid (15904) Polymele.
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