[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 810, 2005 Dec 15

Grazing Occultation of     810 SB7      Magnitude   1.6 
  810 = El Nath = beta Tauri                  

Date   2005 December 15    (Thursday)     Nominal site altitude  0m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    WA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
 149  0  0  -41 38 32  14  3 17       20 358  2.77 173.2 176.30  82.79S
 148 50  0  -41 40 46  14  2 52       20 358  2.77 173.2 176.23  82.85S
 148 40  0  -41 43  5  14  2 28       20 358  2.78 173.1 176.17  82.92S
 148 30  0  -41 45 29  14  2  4       20 358  2.78 173.0 176.10  82.99S
 148 20  0  -41 47 57  14  1 39       20 359  2.79 173.0 176.03  83.05S
 148 10  0  -41 50 30  14  1 15       20 359  2.79 172.9 175.97  83.12S
 148  0  0  -41 53  8  14  0 51       20 359  2.80 172.8 175.91  83.18S
 147 50  0  -41 55 50  14  0 27       20 359  2.81 172.8 175.84  83.24S
 147 40  0  -41 58 37  14  0  3       20 360  2.81 172.7 175.78  83.31S
 147 30  0  -42  1 28  13 59 39       20 360  2.82 172.6 175.71  83.37S
 147 20  0  -42  4 24  13 59 15       19   0  2.83 172.6 175.65  83.44S
 147 10  0  -42  7 25  13 58 51       19   0  2.84 172.5 175.59  83.50S
 147  0  0  -42 10 30  13 58 28       19   1  2.84 172.4 175.53  83.56S
 146 50  0  -42 13 40  13 58  4       19   1  2.85 172.4 175.47  83.62S
 146 40  0  -42 16 54  13 57 40       19   1  2.86 172.3 175.40  83.68S
 146 30  0  -42 20 13  13 57 17       19   1  2.87 172.3 175.34  83.75S
 146 20  0  -42 23 36  13 56 53       19   2  2.88 172.2 175.28  83.81S
 146 10  0  -42 27  4  13 56 30       19   2  2.89 172.1 175.22  83.87S
 146  0  0  -42 30 36  13 56  7       19   2  2.90 172.1 175.16  83.93S
 145 50  0  -42 34 13  13 55 44       19   2  2.91 172.0 175.10  83.98S
 145 40  0  -42 37 54  13 55 21       19   3  2.93 172.0 175.05  84.04S
 145 30  0  -42 41 40  13 54 58       19   3  2.94 171.9 174.99  84.10S
 145 20  0  -42 45 30  13 54 35       19   3  2.95 171.9 174.93  84.16S
 145 10  0  -42 49 25  13 54 12       19   3  2.96 171.8 174.87  84.22S
 145  0  0  -42 53 23  13 53 50       19   4  2.98 171.7 174.82  84.27S
 145 10  0  -42 49 24  13 54 12       19   3  2.96 171.8 174.87  84.22S
 145 20  0  -42 45 30  13 54 35       19   3  2.95 171.9 174.93  84.16S
 145 30  0  -42 41 40  13 54 58       19   3  2.94 171.9 174.99  84.10S
 145 40  0  -42 37 54  13 55 21       19   3  2.93 172.0 175.05  84.04S
 145 50  0  -42 34 13  13 55 44       19   2  2.91 172.0 175.10  83.98S
 146  0  0  -42 30 36  13 56  7       19   2  2.90 172.1 175.16  83.93S
 146 10  0  -42 27  4  13 56 30       19   2  2.89 172.1 175.22  83.87S
 146 20  0  -42 23 36  13 56 53       19   2  2.88 172.2 175.28  83.81S
 146 30  0  -42 20 13  13 57 17       19   1  2.87 172.3 175.34  83.75S
 146 40  0  -42 16 54  13 57 40       19   1  2.86 172.3 175.40  83.68S
 146 50  0  -42 13 40  13 58  4       19   1  2.85 172.4 175.47  83.62S
 147  0  0  -42 10 30  13 58 28       19   1  2.84 172.4 175.53  83.56S
 147 10  0  -42  7 25  13 58 51       19   0  2.84 172.5 175.59  83.50S
 147 20  0  -42  4 24  13 59 15       19   0  2.83 172.6 175.65  83.44S
 147 30  0  -42  1 28  13 59 39       20 360  2.82 172.6 175.71  83.37S
 147 40  0  -41 58 37  14  0  3       20 360  2.81 172.7 175.78  83.31S
 147 50  0  -41 55 50  14  0 27       20 359  2.81 172.8 175.84  83.24S
 148  0  0  -41 53  8  14  0 51       20 359  2.80 172.8 175.91  83.18S
 148 10  0  -41 50 30  14  1 15       20 359  2.79 172.9 175.97  83.12S
 148 20  0  -41 47 57  14  1 39       20 359  2.79 173.0 176.03  83.05S
 148 30  0  -41 45 29  14  2  4       20 358  2.78 173.0 176.10  82.99S
 148 40  0  -41 43  5  14  2 28       20 358  2.78 173.1 176.17  82.92S
 148 50  0  -41 40 46  14  2 52       20 358  2.77 173.2 176.23  82.85S

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).

    810 is triple :   2.6  2.6   0.100"  270.0 :   1.6        33"  239.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.06km South, and 0.3 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  71.12km North, and 86.8 secs. earlier cf. primary.

    C A S S I N I   R E G I O N   G R A Z E

                Librations  Long +4.48   Lat -7.10
                            P +175.7     D -6.5
      Illumination of moon  100%+
        Elongation of Moon  174
    Vertical Profile Scale  5.37 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.31 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    78.9      4.1   5.5   6.1   6.5   6.8   6.9   7.1
    80.9      4.1   5.5   6.2   6.5   6.8   7.0   7.1
    82.9      4.1   5.5   6.2   6.6   6.8   7.0   7.1
    84.9      4.1   5.5   6.2   6.6   6.8   7.0   7.1
    86.9      4.1   5.5   6.2   6.6   6.8   7.0   7.1

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Hobart

Lunar Limb Profile