[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 538, 2005 Sep 22

 EVENT: SEP.  22, 2005  STAR: 18 Tau                   MOON: 75% SUNLIT, WANING
 NORTHERN LIMIT GRAZE        HIP  17527, MAG.  5.7          PHASE-ANGLE: 240.2
 DELTAT:  66.54 SEC.   USNO ZC  538 SAO  76137 SPEC. B8     POS-AN.CUSP: 344.6
                           POSITION AND PROPER MOTION SOURCE: HIP
                           MAGNITUDE SOURCE: HIP, DECL.ERROR: 0.01 SEC. OF ARC
STAR IS DOUBLE.PRIMARY MAG.  6.4
STAR-CODE V, SECONDARY MAG.  6.4, SEP.    0.05 SEC.OF ARC, POS.ANGLE UNKNOWN  

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

 174   0.0 -37  10.14  16  30  20.6  27.6   353.0  1.91  -20.9  336.19   8.4DA
 174  10.0 -37   3.10  16  30  44.4  27.7   352.7  1.90  -20.8  336.23   8.4DA
 174  20.0 -36  56.12  16  31   8.1  27.8   352.4  1.90  -20.6  336.28   8.3DA
 174  30.0 -36  49.20  16  31  31.8  27.9   352.2  1.89  -20.4  336.33   8.3DA
 174  40.0 -36  42.34  16  31  55.7  28.0   351.9  1.88  -20.3  336.38   8.2DA
 174  50.0 -36  35.55  16  32  19.6  28.1   351.6  1.88  -20.1  336.43   8.2DA
 175   0.0 -36  28.82  16  32  43.5  28.2   351.3  1.87  -19.9  336.48   8.1DA
 175  10.0 -36  22.15  16  33   7.4  28.2   351.0  1.86  -19.7  336.53   8.1DA
 175  20.0 -36  15.54  16  33  31.3  28.3   350.8  1.86  -19.5  336.58   8.0DA
 175  30.0 -36   9.00  16  33  55.4  28.4   350.5  1.85  -19.4  336.64   8.0DA
 175  40.0 -36   2.51  16  34  19.3  28.4   350.2  1.85  -19.2  336.69   7.9DA
 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
WHNGAREI NEW ZLND  174.400 -35.750  NORTHLAND A.S.           97 KM  UT 16.5488
AUCKLAND NEW ZLND  174.750 -36.850  AUCKLAND A.S.            17 KM  UT 16.5305
WHNGMATA NEW ZLND  175.875 -37.208  BARBARA IVES            112 KM  UT 16.5481
HAMILTON NEW ZLND  175.180 -37.460  HAMILTON A.S.            93 KM  UT 16.5250

Profile for Graze

PROFILE FOR RASNZ USE (ALL NZ)*** , WELNGTON, NEW ZLND, STAR ZC  538
PA  339.62  338.62  337.62  336.62  335.62  334.62  333.62  332.62  331.62
AA  351.50  350.50  349.50  348.50  347.50  346.50  345.50  344.50  343.50
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DATE: SEP. 22, U.T.= 16 HR 24 MIN 55 SEC,  EAST LONG.  171 DEG. 40    MIN.}WGS
LIMB: o WATT(KUBO), x ACLPPP, * MOONLIMB   NORTH LAT.  -38 DEG. 54.70 MIN.} 84
LIBRATION: LAT. -5.74  DEG.                CENTRAL GRAZE ANGLE 335.62 DEG.
          LONG.  7.10  DEG.                CENTRAL  AXIS ANGLE 347.50 DEG.
VERTICAL SCALE:  0.30  SEC. OF ARC/KM PERPENDICULAR TO HEADING  44.83 DEG.
LUNAR VELOCITY:  1.330 DEG. OF POSITION ANGLE/MIN.
                           PROFILE WITH GRAZEREG-VER. 2005, IOTA/ES, E. RIEDEL