[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2349, 2005 Dec 28

Grazing Occultation of    2349 SB1      Magnitude   2.9v
 2349 = Al Niyat = sigma Scorpii              

Date   2005 December 28    (Wednesday)     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
 114  0  0  -28 23 27  21 10 46    -4 23 108  2.34 202.9 194.39  20.10S
 114 10  0  -28 30 34  21 10 57    -4 23 108  2.32 202.9 194.40  20.11S
 114 20  0  -28 37 42  21 11  9    -4 24 107  2.29 202.9 194.41  20.12S
 114 30  0  -28 44 51  21 11 20    -4 24 107  2.27 202.9 194.42  20.13S
 114 40  0  -28 52  1  21 11 31    -3 24 107  2.25 203.0 194.43  20.14S
 114 50  0  -28 59 12  21 11 43    -3 24 107  2.22 203.0 194.45  20.15S
 115  0  0  -29  6 23  21 11 54    -3 24 107  2.20 203.0 194.46  20.16S
 115 10  0  -29 13 36  21 12  6    -3 25 107  2.18 203.0 194.47  20.17S
 115 20  0  -29 20 49  21 12 18    -2 25 107  2.16 203.0 194.48  20.18S
 115 30  0  -29 28  4  21 12 30    -2 25 107  2.14 203.0 194.49  20.19S
 115 40  0  -29 35 19  21 12 42    -2 25 106  2.12 203.0 194.50  20.20S
 115 50  0  -29 42 34  21 12 54    -2 25 106  2.10 203.0 194.51  20.21S
 116  0  0  -29 49 51  21 13  6    -2 26 106  2.08 203.0 194.52  20.22S
 116 10  0  -29 57  9  21 13 18    -1 26 106  2.06 203.1 194.53  20.23S
 116 20  0  -30  4 27  21 13 31    -1 26 106  2.04 203.1 194.54  20.24S
 116 30  0  -30 11 46  21 13 43    -1 26 106  2.02 203.1 194.54  20.25S
 116 40  0  -30 19  6  21 13 56    -1 27 106  2.00 203.1 194.55  20.26S
 116 50  0  -30 26 26  21 14  9     0 27 105  1.98 203.1 194.56  20.27S
 117  0  0  -30 33 47  21 14 21     0 27 105  1.96 203.1 194.57  20.28S
 117 10  0  -30 41  9  21 14 34     0 27 105  1.94 203.1 194.58  20.28S
 117 20  0  -30 48 32  21 14 47     0 27 105  1.93 203.1 194.59  20.29S
 117 30  0  -30 55 55  21 15  1     0 28 105  1.91 203.1 194.59  20.30S
 117 40  0  -31  3 19  21 15 14     1 28 105  1.89 203.1 194.60  20.31S
 117 50  0  -31 10 43  21 15 27     1 28 105  1.87 203.1 194.61  20.31S

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

   2349 is multiple :   3.3  5.3   0.000"    0.0 :   3.0  5.1   0.40"  249.0 :   2.8  8.4  20.0"  273.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.00km South, and 0.0 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  0.62km North, and 0.5 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #4  15.28km North, and 35.0 secs. earlier cf. primary.

   2349 = sig Sco,   2.86 to  2.94 V ,  Type BCEP,  Period 0.2468390 days,  Phase 0.78   Risetime = 3.0 hours

                Librations  Long -5.49   Lat +5.09
                            P +194.2     D +6.6
      Illumination of moon  6%-
        Elongation of Moon  30
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.17 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.94 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    16.3      3.6   5.0   5.7   6.1   6.3   6.5   6.6
    18.3      3.6   5.0   5.7   6.1   6.3   6.5   6.6
    20.3      3.6   5.0   5.7   6.1   6.3   6.5   6.6
    22.3      3.6   5.0   5.7   6.1   6.3   6.5   6.6
    24.3      3.6   5.0   5.7   6.1   6.3   6.5   6.6

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Perth

Lunar Limb Profile