[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2366, 2005 Nov 4, near Perth

This is a daytime occultation

Grazing Occultation of    2366 dM1      Magnitude   1.1v
 2366 = Antares = alpha Scorpii               

Date   2005 November  4    (Friday)     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  -30 53 18   8  3 35    34 62 271  0.52 190.0 182.19   6.92S
 114 10  0  -30 52 37   8  3 52    34 62 271  0.53 189.9 182.13   6.98S
 114 20  0  -30 51 54   8  4 10    34 62 271  0.53 189.8 182.07   7.05S
 114 30  0  -30 51  9   8  4 28    34 62 271  0.54 189.8 182.00   7.11S
 114 40  0  -30 50 23   8  4 45    33 62 270  0.54 189.7 181.94   7.18S
 114 50  0  -30 49 35   8  5  3    33 61 270  0.55 189.6 181.87   7.24S
 115  0  0  -30 48 45   8  5 20    33 61 270  0.55 189.6 181.81   7.31S
 115 10  0  -30 47 55   8  5 38    33 61 270  0.56 189.5 181.74   7.37S
 115 20  0  -30 47  2   8  5 55    33 61 270  0.56 189.5 181.68   7.43S
 115 30  0  -30 46  8   8  6 13    32 60 270  0.57 189.4 181.62   7.50S
 115 40  0  -30 45 13   8  6 30    32 60 270  0.57 189.3 181.55   7.56S
 115 50  0  -30 44 16   8  6 47    32 60 269  0.58 189.3 181.49   7.62S
 116  0  0  -30 43 17   8  7  4    32 60 269  0.58 189.2 181.43   7.69S
 116 10  0  -30 42 17   8  7 22    32 60 269  0.59 189.1 181.37   7.75S
 116 20  0  -30 41 16   8  7 39    31 59 269  0.59 189.1 181.30   7.81S
 116 30  0  -30 40 13   8  7 56    31 59 269  0.60 189.0 181.24   7.87S
 116 40  0  -30 39  8   8  8 13    31 59 269  0.60 189.0 181.18   7.94S
 116 50  0  -30 38  2   8  8 30    31 59 269  0.60 188.9 181.12   8.00S
 117  0  0  -30 36 55   8  8 47    31 59 268  0.61 188.8 181.06   8.06S
 117 10  0  -30 35 46   8  9  4    30 58 268  0.61 188.8 180.99   8.12S
 117 20  0  -30 34 36   8  9 21    30 58 268  0.62 188.7 180.93   8.18S
 117 30  0  -30 33 24   8  9 38    30 58 268  0.62 188.6 180.87   8.24S

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

   2366 is double :   0.9  5.4   2.5"  273.7
Graze Path of component #2  0.41km North, and 6.5 secs. earlier cf. primary.

   2366 = alf Sco,   0.88 to  1.16 V ,  Type LC

                Librations  Long -4.88   Lat +5.60
                            P +180.4     D +5.9
      Illumination of moon  6%+
        Elongation of Moon  28
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.87 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.4 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     4.2      3.4   4.9   5.6   6.1   6.4   6.7   6.8
     6.2      3.4   4.9   5.6   6.1   6.4   6.7   6.8
     8.2      3.4   4.9   5.6   6.1   6.4   6.7   6.8
    10.2      3.4   4.9   5.6   6.1   6.4   6.7   6.8
    12.2      3.4   4.9   5.6   6.1   6.4   6.7   6.8

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Perth

Lunar Limb Profile