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BRIGHT GRAZING OCCULTATIONS:   NEW ZEALAND 2006

NZ Grazes Jan to May 2006 NZ Grazes Jun to Dec 2006

Charts prepared using data from David Herald's Win-Occult and a program written by Pauline Loader.

Note:
'S' at the end of a track indicates interference from the Sun
'A' indicates that the star is at low altitude
Table of grazes.

EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE
Date :
Universal Time (UT). UT is effectively equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time. In New Zealand, add 12 hours to UT to get NZ Standard Time, or add 13 hours to get NZ Daylight Time.
Star :
ZC indicates the star number in Robertson's Zodiacal Catalog.
S indicates the star number in the SAO Catalog.
A link is provided to information on double stars.
Mag :
Star Magnitude.
%Snlt :
Percent sunlit of the moon. "+" is waxing (before Full Moon) and "-" waning. Before Full Moon the star will appear to approach the moon from its dark side. After Full Moon the star appears to approach across the lighted lunar limb.
Near Place ... :
Lists some cities or towns close to the path, but not usually on it. Click on them to bring up WIN OCCULT predictions and a profile for this graze.
Time :
Approximate hour and minute of graze (Universal Time). For sites to the west times may be a minute or so earlier whilst to the east they may be a little later. Events may occur for a minute or two either side of the predicted time.
Alt :
Altitude of the star and Moon.
CA & Limit :
The Limit indicates whether the star grazes the Northern or Southern edge of the Moon. The associated figure shows the number of degrees round the circumference of the Moon from the bright cusp at which mid graze occurs. The centres of all grazes are on the unlit portion of the limb unless otherwise indicated by a - CA value.
Notes :
This gives further information about the graze and star. Most grazes should be observable with a telescope aperture of 100mm. If a larger aperture is likely to be needed this is indicated.
Double star information is contained in the prediction files.

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Grazes for New Zealand during 2006

All Graze Data and Profiles obtained from David Herald's Win Occult 3.0


Date UT ZC Mag %Snlt Near Place Time Alt CA Notes
Jan 24 2235 6.3 30%- Hamilton
Napier		 14:04
14:07		 18°
20°		 12.7°S
12.9°S		  
Jan 25 2404 6.7 20%- Auckland 16:49 16° 16.5° SSun -8°
Jan 27 2743 7.6 5%- Hamilton
Hawkes Bay		 16:43
16:44		 16°
18°		 18.0°S
17.9°S
Double star
Feb 21 2332 6.1 47%- Gore 13:37 25° 11.2°S  
Feb 21 2349 2.9 46%- Levin 16:23 59° -13.5N
 σ Sco  At MOON'S LIT LIMB  Multiple star
Feb 23 2644 6.4 26%- Hastings 13:45 12° 11.4°S Double star
Feb 23 2660 6.2 25%- Hamilton
Hawkes Bay		 15:29
15:31		 28°
31°		 12.6°S
12.4°S
 
Mar 20 2286 5.4 73%- Christchurch (Amberley) 13:03 43° 11.7°S  
Apr 23 3332 7.0 21%- N of Auckland 17:41 38° 7.7°N 
May 6 1479 6.4 61%+ Hamilton
Hastings		 09:09
09:11		 31°
29°		 18.0°N
17.5°N		  
May 21 3430 5.6 34%- Auckland & Hamilton 17:30 46° 14.0°N Double star
May 21 3437 6.8 34%- Mount John
Blenheim		 18:49
18:57		 48°
51°		 15.1°N
16.2°N		 Sun -11°
Sun -7°
May 23 143 7.1 14%- Greymouth
Palmerston North
Hastings		 18:17
18:21
18:22		 22°
27°
28°		 15.7°N
16.8°N
17.1°N
  
Sun -12°
Sun - 11°
Date UT ZC Mag %Snlt Near Place Time Alt CA Notes
Jun 16 3237 4.3 72%- Timaru 12:45 28° 5.1°N Double star
Jun 17 Uranus 5.8 60%+ Whangarei 16:19 55° 16.4°N Partial graze band ca 8 km wide
Jul 14 3353 3.7 82%- N of Auckland 18:53 39° 15.2°Nλ Aqr,  occultation diameter 0.0074",  Sun -8°
Jul 28 S 99272 7.5 8%+ Gore 06:33 17° 17.0°N Sun -10°
Aug 11 3431 6.6 93%- Invercargill
Dunedin
Christchurch
Wellington
Palmerston North
Napier
Gisborne		 15:03
15:08
15:13
15:19
15:21
15:24
15:26		 47°
48°
49°
50°
51°
51°
51°		 15.6°N
16.0°N
16.4°N
16.8°N
16.9°N
17.0°N
17.1°N		 Marginal for 100mm aperture, 150mm better
Aug 28 1925 1.0 17%+ Nelson & Blenheim
Wellington		 09:24
09:25		 8°
7°		 -1.1°N
-1.3°N		 Spica, α Vir  LOW  At LIT LIMB   Multiple star
Sep 27 S 183548 6.8 20%+ Blenheim (Ward) 08:07 31° 7.0°S 
Oct 27 2617 4.6 24%+ North of Auckland 08:26 36° 14.6°S Double star
Oct 28 2796 6.8 34%+ Auckland 09:32 33° 14.5°S 

(Graze Data obtained from David Herald's Win Occult 3.0).


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