[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2727, 2005 Oct 10

EVENT: OCT.  10, 2005  STAR:                          MOON: 45% SUNLIT, WAXING
 SOUTHERN LIMIT GRAZE        HIP  92215, MAG.  7.4          PHASE-ANGLE:  84.0
 DELTAT:  66.68 SEC.   USNO ZC 2727 SAO 187286 SPEC. Ap     POS-AN.CUSP: 175.8
                           POSITION AND PROPER MOTION SOURCE: HIP
                           MAGNITUDE SOURCE: HIP, DECL.ERROR: 0.01 SEC. OF ARC

EAST LONG.  NORTH LAT. UNIVERS.TIME  MOON    MOON         SUN POS.ANGLE CUSP T
DEG. MIN.   DEG. MIN.  HR  MIN  SEC   ALT.   AZI.  TANZ   ALT. OF GRAZE ANGLE
 SOUTH ISLAND
 171   0.0 -42  13.36   7  22   2.5  69.5   306.9  0.37   -6.2  169.44   6.4DB
 171  10.0 -42  10.69   7  22  20.1  69.4   306.4  0.38   -6.4  169.39   6.4DB
 171  20.0 -42   7.99   7  22  37.7  69.3   305.9  0.38   -6.6  169.34   6.5DB
 171  30.0 -42   5.27   7  22  55.3  69.2   305.3  0.38   -6.8  169.29   6.5DB
 171  40.0 -42   2.52   7  23  13.0  69.0   304.8  0.38   -7.0  169.24   6.6DB
 171  50.0 -41  59.75   7  23  30.6  68.9   304.3  0.39   -7.2  169.19   6.6DB
 172   0.0 -41  56.95   7  23  48.2  68.8   303.8  0.39   -7.3  169.14   6.7DB
 172  10.0 -41  54.13   7  24   6.0  68.7   303.3  0.39   -7.5  169.09   6.7DB
 172  20.0 -41  51.29   7  24  23.7  68.5   302.7  0.39   -7.7  169.04   6.8DB
 172  30.0 -41  48.42   7  24  41.4  68.4   302.2  0.40   -7.9  169.00   6.8DB
 172  40.0 -41  45.52   7  24  59.1  68.3   301.7  0.40   -8.1  168.95   6.9DB
 172  50.0 -41  42.60   7  25  16.8  68.2   301.2  0.40   -8.3  168.90   6.9DB
 173   0.0 -41  39.65   7  25  34.6  68.0   300.7  0.40   -8.5  168.85   7.0DB
 173  10.0 -41  36.68   7  25  52.3  67.9   300.2  0.41   -8.6  168.80   7.0DB
 173  20.0 -41  33.69   7  26  10.1  67.8   299.8  0.41   -8.8  168.75   7.1DB
 173  30.0 -41  30.66   7  26  27.9  67.6   299.3  0.41   -9.0  168.70   7.1DB
 173  40.0 -41  27.62   7  26  45.8  67.5   298.8  0.41   -9.2  168.66   7.2DB
 173  50.0 -41  24.55   7  27   3.6  67.4   298.3  0.42   -9.4  168.61   7.2DB
 174   0.0 -41  21.45   7  27  21.5  67.2   297.8  0.42   -9.6  168.56   7.3DB
 174  10.0 -41  18.33   7  27  39.3  67.1   297.4  0.42   -9.8  168.51   7.3DB
 174  20.0 -41  15.18   7  27  57.2  67.0   296.9  0.43  -10.0  168.46   7.4DB
 NORTH ISLAND
 174  30.0 -41  12.01   7  28  15.1  66.8   296.5  0.43  -10.1  168.42   7.4DB
 174  40.0 -41   8.81   7  28  33.0  66.7   296.0  0.43  -10.3  168.37   7.5DB
 174  50.0 -41   5.58   7  28  50.9  66.6   295.5  0.43  -10.5  168.32   7.5DB
 175   0.0 -41   2.34   7  29   8.8  66.4   295.1  0.44  -10.7  168.27   7.6DB
 175  10.0 -40  59.06   7  29  26.8  66.3   294.6  0.44  -10.9  168.23   7.6DB
 175  20.0 -40  55.76   7  29  44.8  66.1   294.2  0.44  -11.1  168.18   7.6DB
 175  30.0 -40  52.44   7  30   2.7  66.0   293.8  0.45  -11.3  168.13   7.7DB
 175  40.0 -40  49.09   7  30  20.7  65.8   293.3  0.45  -11.5  168.09   7.7DB
 175  50.0 -40  45.71   7  30  38.7  65.7   292.9  0.45  -11.7  168.04   7.8DB
 176   0.0 -40  42.31   7  30  56.7  65.5   292.5  0.45  -11.9  167.99   7.8DB
 176  10.0 -40  38.88   7  31  14.8  65.4   292.0  0.46  -12.1  167.95   7.9DB
 176  20.0 -40  35.43   7  31  32.7  65.2   291.6  0.46  -12.2  167.90   7.9DB
 176  30.0 -40  31.95   7  31  50.8  65.1   291.2  0.46  -12.4  167.85   8.0DB
 176  40.0 -40  28.45   7  32   8.9  64.9   290.8  0.47  -12.6  167.81   8.0DB
 GEODETIC DATUM USED: GEODETIC DATUM 1949 (NEW ZEALAND)    STAR CATALOG: XZ80P
   PREDICTION GRAZEREG-VER. 2005 BY IOTA/ES, E. RIEDEL, AND RASNZ Occ. Section

RESULT OF OBSERVER SCAN
CITY     COUNTRY   E.LONG.  N.LAT.  OBSERVER/STATION      DISTANCE, UT CLOSEST
HAVELOCK NEW ZLND  176.893 -39.671  KEITH VINCENT            73 KM  UT  7.5536
PLMSTN N NEW ZLND  175.600 -40.400  NOEL MUNFORD             45 KM  UT  7.5102
BLENHEIM NEW ZLND  173.950 -41.500  BILL ALLEN               13 KM  UT  7.4527
WELLINGT NEW ZLND  174.765 -41.287  CARTER OBSERVATORY       18 KM  UT  7.4763
CARTERTN NEW ZLND  175.300 -41.010  PHOENIX A.S.            7.3 KM  UT  7.4937

Profile for Graze


PROFILE FOR RASNZ USE (ALL NZ)*** , WELNGTON, NEW ZLND, STAR ZC 2727
PA  164.37  165.37  166.37  167.37  168.37  169.37  170.37  171.37  172.37
AA  169.42  170.42  171.42  172.42  173.42  174.42  175.42  176.42  177.42
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DATE: OCT. 10, U.T.=  7 HR 28 MIN 33 SEC,  EAST LONG.  174 DEG. 40    MIN.}WGS
LIMB: o WATT(KUBO), x ACLPPP, * MOONLIMB   NORTH LAT.  -41 DEG.  8.71 MIN.} 84
LIBRATION: LAT.  6.54  DEG.                CENTRAL GRAZE ANGLE 168.37 DEG.
          LONG. -4.30  DEG.                CENTRAL  AXIS ANGLE 173.42 DEG.
VERTICAL SCALE:  0.53  SEC. OF ARC/KM PERPENDICULAR TO HEADING  66.83 DEG.
LUNAR VELOCITY:  1.464 DEG. OF POSITION ANGLE/MIN.
                           PROFILE WITH GRAZEREG-VER. 2005, IOTA/ES, E. RIEDEL