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  • IOTA/EA Phaethon Stellar Occultation Observation Campaign 2024

    IOTA/EA Phaethon Stellar Occultation Observation Campaign 2024

    Asteroid (3200) Phaeton has been predicted to occult a 12.5 magnitude star on November 16, 2024 (see https://fumi-yoshida.wixsite.com/occultation-ws/phaethon2024obs for details), and IOTA/EA has organized a campaign to observe Phaeton’s stellar occultation. We set up 18 observation sites in Japan and 4 in China. 63 people participated. The observation reports are available here.…


  • IOTA/EA Occultation Observations Workshop 2024 in Kobe

    IOTA/EA Occultation Observations Workshop 2024 in Kobe

    The IOTA/EA Occultation Observations Workshop was held at Kobe University on November 16-17, 2024. Here (https://fumi-yoshida.wixsite.com/occultation-ws) is for the detailed page (in Japanese). This is the fourth workshop. This time we will go out to observe stellar occultation by Phaethon between the 16th and 17th of the first and second…


  • IOTA/EA FY2025/26 Plan

    IOTA/EA FY2025/26 Plan

    IOTA/EA FY2025/26 Plan is released.


  •  Phaethon occultation observation campaign and data analysis workshop – 2024

    Dear IOTA/EA members We will be holding a Phaethon occultation observation campaign and data analysis workshop as follows. Location: Kobe University Rokko-dai 2nd Campus, Graduate School of Science Building Z, Rooms Z201/202 Date: November 16-17, 2024November 16, 202414:00-15:30 Observation meeting15:30~ Go to the observation site to check the location while…


  • FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting held on August 25

    FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting held on August 25

    FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting had been held on August 25, 2024 with 30 participants. Presentation files provided by speakers and the meeting minutes have been released. Message from the Chairpersons Dear IOTA/EA Members, Thank you very much for attending the Annual Meeting of IOTA/EA. Thanks to all of you, we…


  • IOTA/EA FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting (2nd circular)

    Date & Time, Meeting Program for IOTA/EA FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting on Aug 25 has disclosed.


  • Network maintenance on August 17-18

    Our website will be temporarily closed for network maintenance on August 17-18 JST. Thank you for your understanding.


  • Power of Attorney Form for the FY2024/25 Annual Meeting available

    Power of Attorney being accepted from the page IOTA/EA FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting on Aug 25 between Augsut 10 and 23rd.


  • Registration for the FY2024/25 Annual Meeting available

    Please register your participation from the page IOTA/EA FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting on Aug 25


  • IOTA/EA FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting (1st Circular)

    We are pleased to inform you about the FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting of IOTA/EA. This year’s meeting will be held remotely on 2024 Aug 25(Sun). Please visit the page IOTA/EA FY2024/25 Annual General Meeting (1st Circular)


  • Member applications for FY2024/25

    Member applications for the upcoming FY2024/25 season (August 2024 to July 2025) are now available. The membership fee for FY2024/25 is now being accepted. Please visit the page Join IOTA/EA


  • IOTA/EA starts collection Asteroids and Lunar occultation report

    IOTA/EA is ready to begin report collection business on Dec.15 2023. The reports from East Asia region will be sent to the central office of IOTA. These data, from all over the world, are archived at the VizieR Astronomical Data Center. And the data will be used for various purposes,…


  • The 3rd Occultation Observation Workshop in Japan had been held on October 27, 2023

    The 3rd Occultation Observation Workshop in Japan had been held on October 27, 2023

    The 3rd occultation observation workshop for the Japanese observation community had been held on October 27, 2023 at Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall, Kagoshima, Japan. Presentation files by speakers are now available (in Japanese).


  • IOTA/EA Establishment Meeting had been held

    IOTA/EA Establishment Meeting had been held

    IOTA/EA Establishment Meeting had been held on August 27, 2023 on Zoom online and YouTube streaming. Meeting Program Presentation files (pdf) Minutes (pdf) Conference Photo YouTube Recording