PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of  118450 F2      Magnitude 8.2 [Red = 8.0]   
Date: 2012 May 29  3h 33m,  to  2012 May 29  3h 44m

Nominal site altitude 236m

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   38 10 18   3 32 48       37 237  1.32  29.4   7.01   7.56N
- 96 45  0   38  1 10   3 33 23       37 238  1.33  29.4   6.97   7.53N
- 96 30  0   37 52  5   3 33 58       37 238  1.34  29.3   6.94   7.49N
- 96 15  0   37 43  3   3 34 33       36 239  1.35  29.3   6.90   7.46N
- 96  0  0   37 34  5   3 35  7       36 239  1.36  29.2   6.86   7.42N
- 95 45  0   37 25 11   3 35 42       36 240  1.37  29.2   6.82   7.38N
- 95 30  0   37 16 21   3 36 16       36 240  1.38  29.2   6.78   7.34N
- 95 15  0   37  7 35   3 36 50       36 241  1.39  29.1   6.74   7.30N
- 95  0  0   36 58 52   3 37 24       36 241  1.40  29.1   6.70   7.26N
- 94 45  0   36 50 13   3 37 57       35 241  1.41  29.0   6.66   7.22N
- 94 30  0   36 41 39   3 38 31       35 242  1.42  29.0   6.62   7.18N
- 94 15  0   36 33  8   3 39  4       35 242  1.43  29.0   6.58   7.13N
- 94  0  0   36 24 41   3 39 37       35 243  1.45  28.9   6.53   7.09N
- 93 45  0   36 16 19   3 40 10       34 243  1.46  28.9   6.49   7.05N
- 93 30  0   36  8  1   3 40 42       34 244  1.47  28.8   6.45   7.00N
- 93 15  0   35 59 46   3 41 15       34 244  1.48  28.8   6.40   6.96N
- 93  0  0   35 51 36   3 41 47       34 244  1.49  28.7   6.36   6.91N
- 92 45  0   35 43 30   3 42 19       34 245  1.51  28.7   6.31   6.87N
- 92 30  0   35 35 29   3 42 50       33 245  1.52  28.6   6.26   6.82N
- 92 15  0   35 27 31   3 43 22       33 246  1.53  28.6   6.22   6.77N
- 92  0  0   35 19 38   3 43 53       33 246  1.55  28.6   6.17   6.73N

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


    C A S S I N I   R E G I O N   G R A Z E
                Librations  Long -7.40   Lat +7.51
                            P +5.69     D -8.05
      Illumination of moon  53%+
        Elongation of Moon  94
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.82 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.59 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     3.2      4.8   6.3   7.0   7.5   7.8   8.1   8.2
     5.2      5.6   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.7   9.0   9.1
     7.2      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.7   9.0   9.2
     9.2      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.0   9.2
    11.2      5.7   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.8   9.0   9.2

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Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
C  4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L  -94.3   39.0   218km    3 38 51



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