Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2504, 2006 Aug 5

Grazing Occultation of    2505  K4      Magnitude   5.3 
 2505 = 43 Ophiuchi                           

Date   2006 August  5    (Saturday)     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
 143  0  0  -38 40 23  16 36  8       21 250  2.67 174.3 171.07   5.51S
 143 10  0  -38 34 37  16 36 16       20 250  2.69 174.3 171.07   5.51S
 143 20  0  -38 28 51  16 36 23       20 250  2.72 174.3 171.06   5.52S
 143 30  0  -38 23  4  16 36 31       20 249  2.74 174.3 171.05   5.52S
 143 40  0  -38 17 18  16 36 38       20 249  2.77 174.3 171.04   5.53S
 143 50  0  -38 11 30  16 36 45       20 249  2.80 174.3 171.04   5.54S
 144  0  0  -38  5 43  16 36 53       19 249  2.83 174.3 171.03   5.55S
 144 10  0  -37 59 55  16 37  0       19 249  2.85 174.3 171.02   5.56S
 144 20  0  -37 54  7  16 37  7       19 249  2.88 174.3 171.01   5.56S
 144 30  0  -37 48 18  16 37 14       19 249  2.91 174.3 171.00   5.57S
 144 40  0  -37 42 29  16 37 21       19 248  2.94 174.3 171.00   5.58S
 144 50  0  -37 36 40  16 37 28       19 248  2.97 174.2 170.99   5.59S
 145  0  0  -37 30 50  16 37 35       18 248  3.00 174.2 170.97   5.60S
 145 10  0  -37 25  0  16 37 42       18 248  3.04 174.2 170.97   5.61S
 145 20  0  -37 19 10  16 37 49       18 248  3.07 174.2 170.96   5.62S
 145 30  0  -37 13 20  16 37 55       18 248  3.10 174.2 170.96   5.61S
 145 40  0  -37  7 29  16 38  2       18 248  3.14 174.2 170.95   5.63S
 145 50  0  -37  1 39  16 38  9       18 248  3.17 174.2 170.94   5.64S
 146  0  0  -36 55 48  16 38 15       17 247  3.20 174.2 170.93   5.64S
 146 10  0  -36 49 56  16 38 22       17 247  3.24 174.2 170.93   5.65S
 146 20  0  -36 44  5  16 38 28       17 247  3.28 174.2 170.92   5.66S
 146 30  0  -36 38 13  16 38 34       17 247  3.31 174.2 170.91   5.66S
 146 40  0  -36 32 21  16 38 41       17 247  3.35 174.2 170.91   5.67S
 146 50  0  -36 26 29  16 38 47       16 247  3.39 174.2 170.90   5.67S
 147  0  0  -36 20 37  16 38 53       16 247  3.43 174.2 170.90   5.68S
 147 10  0  -36 14 44  16 38 59       16 247  3.47 174.2 170.89   5.68S
 147 20  0  -36  8 51  16 39  5       16 246  3.51 174.1 170.89   5.69S
 147 30  0  -36  2 59  16 39 11       16 246  3.56 174.1 170.88   5.69S
 147 40  1  -35 57  6  16 39 17       16 246  3.60 174.1 170.88   5.70S
 147 50  1  -35 51 13  16 39 23       15 246  3.65 174.1 170.87   5.70S
 148  0  1  -35 45 19  16 39 29       15 246  3.69 174.1 170.87   5.71S
 148 10  1  -35 39 26  16 39 34       15 246  3.74 174.1 170.87   5.71S
 148 20  1  -35 33 33  16 39 40       15 246  3.79 174.1 170.86   5.71S
 148 30  1  -35 27 39  16 39 46       15 246  3.83 174.1 170.86   5.72S
 148 40  1  -35 21 45  16 39 51       14 246  3.89 174.1 170.85   5.72S
 148 50  1  -35 15 52  16 39 57       14 245  3.94 174.1 170.85   5.73S
 149  0  1  -35  9 58  16 40  2       14 245  3.99 174.1 170.85   5.73S
 149 10  1  -35  4  4  16 40  7       14 245  4.04 174.1 170.84   5.73S
 149 20  1  -34 58 10  16 40 12       14 245  4.10 174.1 170.84   5.74S
 149 30  1  -34 52 16  16 40 18       14 245  4.16 174.1 170.84   5.74S
 149 40  1  -34 46 22  16 40 23       13 245  4.22 174.1 170.83   5.74S
 149 50  1  -34 40 28  16 40 28       13 245  4.28 174.1 170.83   5.74S
 150  0  1  -34 34 34  16 40 33       13 245  4.34 174.1 170.83   5.75S
 150 10  1  -34 28 40  16 40 38       13 245  4.40 174.1 170.83   5.75S
 150 20  1  -34 22 46  16 40 43       13 244  4.47 174.1 170.82   5.75S
 150 30  1  -34 16 52  16 40 47       12 244  4.53 174.1 170.82   5.75S
 150 40  1  -34 10 58  16 40 52       12 244  4.60 174.1 170.82   5.76S
 150 50  1  -34  5  4  16 40 57       12 244  4.67 174.1 170.82   5.76S
 151  0  1  -33 59 10  16 41  1       12 244  4.75 174.1 170.82   5.76S
 151 10  1  -33 53 16  16 41  6       12 244  4.82 174.1 170.82   5.76S
 151 20  1  -33 47 22  16 41 10       12 244  4.90 174.1 170.81   5.76S
 151 30  1  -33 41 28  16 41 15       11 244  4.98 174.1 170.81   5.76S
 151 40  1  -33 35 35  16 41 19       11 244  5.07 174.1 170.81   5.77S
 151 50  1  -33 29 41  16 41 23       11 243  5.15 174.1 170.81   5.77S
 152  0  1  -33 23 47  16 41 28       11 243  5.24 174.1 170.81   5.77S

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

                Librations  Long -7.72   Lat +6.23
                            P +170.0     D +5.2
      Illumination of moon  81%+
        Elongation of Moon  129
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.11 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  2.13 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     1.8      2.1   3.3   3.9   4.2   4.3   4.4   4.5
     3.8      3.7   5.0   5.6   5.9   6.1   6.2   6.3
     5.8      3.7   5.0   5.6   5.9   6.1   6.2   6.3
     7.8      4.1   5.4   6.0   6.4   6.6   6.7   6.8
     9.8      4.4   5.7   6.3   6.7   6.9   7.0   7.1

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney

Lunar Limb Profile