Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 103, 2006 Nov 3

Grazing Occultation of     103  G8      Magnitude   5.9 
  103 = 62 Piscium                            

Date   2006 November  3    (Friday)     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
 114  0  0  -32  2 20  13 41 47       50  16  0.85 138.1 159.83  23.27S
 114 10  0  -31 53 20  13 42 10       50  15  0.85 138.1 159.79  23.31S
 114 20  0  -31 44 17  13 42 33       50  15  0.84 138.1 159.76  23.34S
 114 30  0  -31 35 13  13 42 56       50  14  0.83 138.0 159.72  23.37S
 114 40  0  -31 26  6  13 43 20       50  14  0.83 138.0 159.69  23.41S
 114 50  0  -31 16 57  13 43 43       51  14  0.82 138.0 159.66  23.44S
 115  0  0  -31  7 46  13 44  7       51  13  0.82 137.9 159.62  23.47S
 115 10  0  -30 58 33  13 44 31       51  13  0.81 137.9 159.59  23.50S
 115 20  0  -30 49 18  13 44 56       51  13  0.80 137.9 159.56  23.54S
 115 30  0  -30 40  1  13 45 20       51  12  0.80 137.8 159.53  23.57S
 115 40  0  -30 30 42  13 45 45       52  12  0.79 137.8 159.50  23.60S
 115 50  0  -30 21 21  13 46 10       52  11  0.79 137.8 159.47  23.63S
 116  0  0  -30 11 58  13 46 35       52  11  0.78 137.7 159.44  23.66S
 116 10  0  -30  2 34  13 47  0       52  11  0.78 137.7 159.41  23.69S
 116 20  0  -29 53  7  13 47 25       52  10  0.77 137.7 159.38  23.72S
 116 30  0  -29 43 38  13 47 51       53  10  0.76 137.7 159.35  23.75S
 116 40  0  -29 34  8  13 48 17       53   9  0.76 137.6 159.32  23.78S
 116 50  0  -29 24 36  13 48 43       53   9  0.75 137.6 159.29  23.80S
 117  0  0  -29 15  2  13 49  9       53   9  0.75 137.6 159.26  23.83S
 117 10  0  -29  5 26  13 49 35       53   8  0.74 137.6 159.24  23.86S
 117 20  0  -28 55 48  13 50  2       54   8  0.74 137.5 159.21  23.88S
 117 30  0  -28 46  9  13 50 29       54   7  0.73 137.5 159.18  23.91S
 117 40  0  -28 36 28  13 50 55       54   7  0.73 137.5 159.16  23.93S
 117 50  0  -28 26 45  13 51 23       54   6  0.72 137.4 159.14  23.96S
 118  0  0  -28 17  1  13 51 50       54   6  0.72 137.4 159.11  23.98S

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

                Librations  Long -0.10   Lat -2.77
                            P +159.1     D -2.4
      Illumination of moon  94%+
        Elongation of Moon  153
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.15 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.49 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    20.0      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    22.0      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    24.0      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.8   9.0
    26.0      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.6   8.9   9.0
    28.0      5.5   7.0   7.7   8.3   8.6   8.9   9.1

Lunar Limb Profile for graze north of Perth

Lunar Limb Profile