Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 810, 2006 Mar 7

Grazing Occultation of     810 SB7      Magnitude   1.6 
  810 = El Nath = beta Tauri                  

Date   2006 March  7    (Tuesday)     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
 113  0  0  -23 14 37   7  1 43    51 14  50  4.13 162.0 165.18  15.27S
 113 10  0  -23  8  4   7  1 48    51 14  50  4.07 162.0 165.17  15.28S
 113 20  0  -23  1 31   7  1 54    51 14  50  4.01 161.9 165.15  15.30S
 113 30  0  -22 54 57   7  2  0    51 14  50  3.95 161.9 165.14  15.31S
 113 40  0  -22 48 23   7  2  6    51 14  50  3.89 161.9 165.12  15.33S
 113 50  0  -22 41 48   7  2 13    51 15  50  3.83 161.9 165.11  15.34S
 114  0  0  -22 35 12   7  2 19    51 15  50  3.77 161.9 165.09  15.36S
 114 10  0  -22 28 36   7  2 26    50 15  50  3.72 161.9 165.08  15.37S
 114 20  0  -22 22  0   7  2 32    50 15  50  3.67 161.9 165.06  15.39S
 114 30  0  -22 15 23   7  2 39    50 15  50  3.61 161.8 165.05  15.40S
 114 40  0  -22  8 46   7  2 46    50 16  49  3.56 161.8 165.03  15.42S
 114 50  0  -22  2  8   7  2 53    50 16  49  3.51 161.8 165.02  15.43S
 115  0  0  -21 55 30   7  3  0    50 16  49  3.47 161.8 165.01  15.44S
 115 10  0  -21 48 52   7  3  7    50 16  49  3.42 161.8 164.99  15.46S
 115 20  0  -21 42 13   7  3 15    49 17  49  3.37 161.8 164.98  15.47S
 115 30  0  -21 35 33   7  3 22    49 17  49  3.33 161.8 164.97  15.49S
 115 40  0  -21 28 53   7  3 30    49 17  49  3.28 161.7 164.95  15.50S
 115 50  0  -21 22 13   7  3 38    49 17  49  3.24 161.7 164.94  15.51S
 116  0  0  -21 15 32   7  3 46    49 17  49  3.20 161.7 164.93  15.52S

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

    810 is triple :   2.6  2.6   0.100"  270.0 :   1.6        33"  239.0
Graze Path of component #2  0.07km South, and 0.2 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  15.54km North, and 78.1 secs. earlier cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +7.82   Lat -7.12
                            P +164.0     D -4.6
      Illumination of moon  55%+
        Elongation of Moon  96
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.18 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.55 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    11.5      2.7   4.0   4.7   5.0   5.2   5.3   5.4
    13.5      2.7   4.0   4.7   5.0   5.2   5.3   5.4
    15.5      2.7   4.0   4.7   5.0   5.2   5.3   5.4
    17.5      2.7   4.0   4.7   5.0   5.2   5.3   5.4
    19.5      2.7   4.0   4.7   5.0   5.2   5.3   5.4

Lunar Limb Profile for graze near Exmouth

Lunar Limb Profile