Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 2578, 2014 Mar 23, near Melbourne.

Graze profile Melbourne
Grazing Occultation of    2578 A1      Magnitude 6.5 [Red = 6.5]   
Date: 2014 Mar 23 17h 42m,  to  2014 Mar 23 18h 19m

Nominal site altitude 100m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    AA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
 133  0  0  -34 33 49  17 42 21       44  84  1.05 183.8 182.67   3.78S
 133 30  0  -34 41 59  17 43  5       44  83  1.03 183.7 182.60   3.71S
 134  0  0  -34 50  2  17 43 48       45  82  1.01 183.6 182.53   3.64S
 134 30  0  -34 57 59  17 44 32       45  82  0.99 183.6 182.46   3.58S
 135  0  0  -35  5 49  17 45 17       46  81  0.97 183.5 182.39   3.51S
 135 30  0  -35 13 33  17 46  1       46  81  0.96 183.4 182.32   3.43S
 136  0  0  -35 21 10  17 46 46       47  80  0.94 183.4 182.25   3.36S
 136 30  0  -35 28 41  17 47 32       47  79  0.92 183.3 182.18   3.29S
 137  0  0  -35 36  4  17 48 18       48  79  0.90 183.2 182.10   3.21S
 137 30  0  -35 43 21  17 49  4       48  78  0.89 183.1 182.02   3.14S
 138  0  0  -35 50 31  17 49 51       49  77  0.87 183.1 181.95   3.06S
 138 30  0  -35 57 33  17 50 38       49  77  0.86 183.0 181.87   2.98S
 139  0  0  -36  4 29  17 51 25       50  76  0.84 182.9 181.78   2.90S
 139 30  0  -36 11 17  17 52 12       50  75  0.82 182.8 181.70   2.81S
 140  0  0  -36 17 57  17 53  0       51  74  0.81 182.7 181.62   2.73S
 140 30  0  -36 24 31  17 53 48       52  74  0.79 182.6 181.53   2.64S
 141  0  0  -36 30 56  17 54 37       52  73  0.78 182.6 181.45   2.56S
 141 30  0  -36 37 14  17 55 26       53  72  0.77 182.5 181.36   2.47S
 142  0  0  -36 43 24  17 56 15       53  71  0.75 182.4 181.27   2.38S
 142 30  0  -36 49 27  17 57  4       54  71  0.74 182.3 181.18   2.29S
 143  0  0  -36 55 22  17 57 54       54  70  0.73 182.2 181.09   2.20S
 143 30  0  -37  1  8  17 58 44       55  69  0.71 182.1 180.99   2.11S
 144  0  0  -37  6 47  17 59 34       55  68  0.70 182.0 180.90   2.01S
 144 30  0  -37 12 18  18  0 25       56  67  0.69 181.9 180.80   1.91S
 145  0  0  -37 17 41  18  1 15       56  66  0.67 181.8 180.70   1.82S
 145 30  0  -37 22 55  18  2  6       57  66  0.66 181.7 180.61   1.72S
 146  0  0  -37 28  1  18  2 58       57  65  0.65 181.6 180.51   1.62S
 146 30  0  -37 32 59  18  3 49       57  64  0.64 181.5 180.41   1.52S
 147  0  0  -37 37 49  18  4 41       58  63  0.63 181.4 180.30   1.42S
 147 30  0  -37 42 30  18  5 33       58  62  0.62 181.3 180.20   1.31S
 148  0  0  -37 47  2  18  6 25       59  61  0.60 181.2 180.10   1.21S
 148 30  0  -37 51 26  18  7 17       59  60  0.59 181.1 179.99   1.11S
 149  0  0  -37 55 42  18  8 10       60  59  0.58 181.0 179.88   1.00S
 149 30  0  -37 59 49  18  9  3       60  58  0.57 180.9 179.78   0.89S
 150  0  0  -38  3 47  18  9 56       61  57  0.56 180.8 179.67   0.78S
 150 30  0  -38  7 36  18 10 49       61  55  0.55 180.7 179.56   0.67S
 151  0  0  -38 11 17  18 11 43       62  54  0.54 180.6 179.45   0.56S
 151 30  0  -38 14 49  18 12 36       62  53  0.53 180.4 179.34   0.45S
 152  0  0  -38 18 12  18 13 30       62  52  0.52 180.3 179.22   0.34S
 152 30  0  -38 21 26  18 14 24       63  51  0.51 180.2 179.11   0.23S
 153  0  0  -38 24 31  18 15 18       63  50  0.51 180.1 179.00   0.11S
 153 30  0  -38 27 27  18 16 13       64  48  0.50 180.0 178.88   0.00S
 154  0  0  -38 30 14  18 17  7       64  47  0.49 179.9 178.77  -0.12S
 154 30  0  -38 32 53  18 18  2       64  46  0.48 179.8 178.65  -0.24S
 155  0  0  -38 35 22  18 18 57       65  44  0.47 179.6 178.53  -0.35S

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level. The path
is adjusted for the effects of refraction at low moon altitudes.


    C A S S I N I   R E G I O N   G R A Z E
                Librations  Long -3.82   Lat -6.22
                            P +181.30     D -5.90
      Illumination of moon  53%-
        Elongation of Moon  94
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.98 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.47 deg/min


At longitude 144.00:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    -2.0      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.8   6.1   6.3   6.5
     0.0      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.8   6.1   6.3   6.5
     2.0      5.0   6.4   7.2   7.7   8.1   8.4   8.6
     4.0      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5
     6.0      5.8   7.3   8.1   8.6   9.0   9.3   9.5

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Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Perth                             115.9  -32.0   294km   17 22 26

 

Lunar Limb Profile - Melbourne

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