Grazing Occultation of   78296 A3      Magnitude 8.3 [Red = 8.2]   
Date: 2009 Apr 02  2h  0m,  to  2009 Apr 02  2h 10m

Nominal site altitude 250m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    AA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
- 97  0  0   37 12 38   2  0 29       64 253  0.49  15.4  14.37  13.35N
- 96 45  0   37  6 27   2  0 58       64 254  0.49  15.4  14.43  13.42N
- 96 30  0   37  0 13   2  1 27       63 254  0.50  15.5  14.49  13.48N
- 96 15  0   36 53 56   2  1 57       63 255  0.51  15.5  14.55  13.54N
- 96  0  0   36 47 35   2  2 26       63 255  0.51  15.6  14.61  13.60N
- 95 45  0   36 41 11   2  2 55       63 256  0.52  15.7  14.68  13.66N
- 95 30  0   36 34 44   2  3 24       62 256  0.52  15.7  14.74  13.72N
- 95 15  0   36 28 13   2  3 53       62 257  0.53  15.8  14.80  13.78N
- 95  0  0   36 21 39   2  4 22       62 257  0.53  15.8  14.85  13.84N
- 94 45  0   36 15  2   2  4 51       62 258  0.54  15.9  14.91  13.90N
- 94 30  0   36  8 21   2  5 21       61 259  0.55  16.0  14.97  13.96N
- 94 15  0   36  1 37   2  5 50       61 259  0.55  16.0  15.03  14.02N
- 94  0  0   35 54 50   2  6 19       61 260  0.56  16.1  15.09  14.08N
- 93 45  0   35 47 59   2  6 48       61 260  0.57  16.1  15.14  14.13N
- 93 30  0   35 41  5   2  7 17       60 261  0.57  16.2  15.20  14.19N
- 93 15  0   35 34  8   2  7 47       60 261  0.58  16.2  15.26  14.24N
- 93  0  0   35 27  8   2  8 16       60 262  0.59  16.3  15.31  14.30N
- 92 45  0   35 20  4   2  8 45       59 262  0.59  16.4  15.37  14.35N
- 92 30  0   35 12 58   2  9 14       59 263  0.60  16.4  15.42  14.41N
- 92 15  0   35  5 48   2  9 43       59 263  0.61  16.5  15.47  14.46N
- 92  0  0   34 58 35   2 10 12       59 264  0.61  16.5  15.53  14.52N

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.


                Librations  Long -0.62   Lat -3.19
                            P +15.03     D +3.18
      Illumination of moon  44%+
        Elongation of Moon  83
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.94 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.50 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
    10.0      6.0   7.4   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.7
    12.0      6.0   7.4   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.7
    14.0      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.8
    16.0      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.8   9.2   9.5   9.8
    18.0      6.0   7.5   8.3   8.9   9.3   9.6   9.8


Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
Blue Springs                      -94.3   39.0   283km    2  5 39
Warrensburg Missouri              -93.8   38.8   288km    2  6 46
Deepwater MO                      -93.7   38.2   229km    2  6 49
Hal                               -80.6   28.2    47km    2 31 31