[Interpreting and using the prediction and profile information below]

Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2257, 2005 Oct 7

EVENT: OCT.   7, 2005  STAR: 23 B. Sco                MOON: 16% SUNLIT, WAXING
 SOUTHERN LIMIT GRAZE        HIP  77435, MAG.  6.7          PHASE-ANGLE:  47.0
 DELTAT:  66.65 SEC.   USNO ZC 2257 SAO 183813 SPEC. A2     POS-AN.CUSP: 195.8
                           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  13.51   9  18  54.6  16.0   252.1  3.49  -26.4  188.39   7.4DA
 171  10.0 -42   9.65   9  18  59.0  15.9   251.9  3.52  -26.5  188.37   7.4DA
 171  20.0 -42   5.78   9  19   3.4  15.7   251.8  3.56  -26.7  188.35   7.4DA
 171  30.0 -42   1.89   9  19   7.7  15.6   251.7  3.59  -26.8  188.33   7.5DA
 171  40.0 -41  58.00   9  19  12.0  15.4   251.6  3.63  -27.0  188.32   7.5DA
 171  50.0 -41  54.09   9  19  16.2  15.3   251.4  3.67  -27.1  188.30   7.5DA
 172   0.0 -41  50.18   9  19  20.4  15.1   251.3  3.70  -27.3  188.28   7.5DA
 172  10.0 -41  46.24   9  19  24.6  14.9   251.2  3.75  -27.4  188.27   7.5DA
 172  20.0 -41  42.31   9  19  28.7  14.8   251.0  3.78  -27.6  188.25   7.5DA
 172  30.0 -41  38.36   9  19  32.8  14.6   250.9  3.83  -27.7  188.23   7.6DA
 172  40.0 -41  34.40   9  19  36.9  14.5   250.8  3.87  -27.9  188.21   7.6DA
 172  50.0 -41  30.43   9  19  40.9  14.3   250.7  3.91  -28.0  188.20   7.6DA
 173   0.0 -41  26.45   9  19  44.8  14.2   250.5  3.95  -28.2  188.18   7.6DA
 173  10.0 -41  22.46   9  19  48.8  14.0   250.4  4.00  -28.3  188.17   7.6DA
 173  20.0 -41  18.46   9  19  52.7  13.9   250.3  4.04  -28.5  188.15   7.6DA
 173  30.0 -41  14.44   9  19  56.5  13.7   250.2  4.09  -28.6  188.13   7.7DA
 173  40.0 -41  10.42   9  20   0.3  13.6   250.0  4.14  -28.8  188.12   7.7DA
 173  50.0 -41   6.39   9  20   4.1  13.4   249.9  4.18  -28.9  188.10   7.7DA
 174   0.0 -41   2.35   9  20   7.8  13.3   249.8  4.23  -29.1  188.09   7.7DA
 NORTH ISLAND
 175   0.0 -40  37.88   9  20  29.3  12.4   249.1  4.56  -29.9  187.99   7.8DA
 175  10.0 -40  33.77   9  20  32.7  12.2   248.9  4.62  -30.1  187.98   7.8DA
 175  20.0 -40  29.64   9  20  36.0  12.1   248.8  4.68  -30.2  187.96   7.8DA
 175  30.0 -40  25.51   9  20  39.4  11.9   248.7  4.74  -30.4  187.95   7.8DA
 175  40.0 -40  21.37   9  20  42.7  11.8   248.6  4.80  -30.5  187.93   7.9DA
 175  50.0 -40  17.22   9  20  45.9  11.6   248.5  4.87  -30.7  187.92   7.9DA
 176   0.0 -40  13.06   9  20  49.1  11.4   248.3  4.94  -30.8  187.90   7.9DA
 176  10.0 -40   8.89   9  20  52.3  11.3   248.2  5.00  -31.0  187.89   7.9DA
 176  20.0 -40   4.71   9  20  55.5  11.1   248.1  5.07  -31.1  187.87   7.9DA
 176  30.0 -40   0.52   9  20  58.5  11.0   248.0  5.15  -31.3  187.86   7.9DA
 176  40.0 -39  56.32   9  21   1.6  10.8   247.9  5.22  -31.4  187.84   7.9DA
 176  50.0 -39  52.12   9  21   4.6  10.7   247.8  5.30  -31.6  187.83   8.0DA
 177   0.0 -39  47.90   9  21   7.5  10.5   247.6  5.38  -31.7  187.82   8.0DA
 177  10.0 -39  43.68   9  21  10.4  10.4   247.5  5.46  -31.9  187.80   8.0DA
 177  20.0 -39  39.44   9  21  13.3  10.2   247.4  5.55  -32.0  187.79   8.0DA
 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
GISBORNE NEW ZLND  178.000 -38.600  JOHN DRUMMOND            75 KM  UT  9.3586
HAVELOCK NEW ZLND  176.893 -39.671  KEITH VINCENT            17 KM  UT  9.3520
WANGANUI NEW ZLND  175.030 -39.930  RAY LEE & W.A.S.         67 KM  UT  9.3438
PLMSTN N NEW ZLND  175.600 -40.400  NOEL MUNFORD            1.7 KM  UT  9.3448
BLENHEIM NEW ZLND  173.950 -41.500  BILL ALLEN               43 KM  UT  9.3337
WELLINGT NEW ZLND  174.765 -41.287  CARTER OBSERVATORY       55 KM  UT  9.3383
CARTERTN NEW ZLND  175.300 -41.010  PHOENIX A.S.             49 KM  UT  9.3416

Profile for Graze

PROFILE FOR RASNZ USE (ALL NZ)*** , WELNGTON, NEW ZLND, STAR ZC 2257
PA  184.04  185.04  186.04  187.04  188.04  189.04  190.04  191.04  192.04
AA  172.90  173.90  174.90  175.90  176.90  177.90  178.90  179.90  180.90
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DATE: OCT.  7, U.T.=  9 HR 20 MIN 19 SEC,  EAST LONG.  174 DEG. 30    MIN.}WGS
LIMB: o WATT(KUBO), x ACLPPP, * MOONLIMB   NORTH LAT.  -40 DEG. 50.06 MIN.} 84
LIBRATION: LAT.  4.59  DEG.                CENTRAL GRAZE ANGLE 188.04 DEG.
          LONG. -6.22  DEG.                CENTRAL  AXIS ANGLE 176.90 DEG.
VERTICAL SCALE:  0.47  SEC. OF ARC/KM PERPENDICULAR TO HEADING  61.66 DEG.
LUNAR VELOCITY:  2.009 DEG. OF POSITION ANGLE/MIN.
                           PROFILE WITH GRAZEREG-VER. 2005, IOTA/ES, E. RIEDEL