PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of    2362 F8      Magnitude 7.7 [Red = 7.4]   
Date: 2012 Aug 25  1h 54m,  to  2012 Aug 25  2h  2m

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 11 38   1 54 25   -9  27 199  1.93 182.4 171.90   6.55S
- 96 45  0   38 13 34   1 54 50  -10  27 200  1.94 182.3 171.83   6.62S
- 96 30  0   38 15 34   1 55 16  -10  27 200  1.95 182.2 171.76   6.68S
- 96 15  0   38 17 39   1 55 41  -10  27 200  1.96 182.2 171.70   6.75S
- 96  0  0   38 19 49   1 56  6  -10  27 201  1.97 182.1 171.63   6.82S
- 95 45  0   38 22  3   1 56 31  -11  27 201  1.98 182.0 171.57   6.88S
- 95 30  0   38 24 22   1 56 55  -11  27 201  1.99 182.0 171.50   6.95S
- 95 15  0   38 26 46   1 57 20  -11  26 202  2.01 181.9 171.44   7.01S
- 95  0  0   38 29 14   1 57 44  -11  26 202  2.02 181.9 171.37   7.07S
- 94 45  0   38 31 47   1 58  8  -12  26 202  2.03 181.8 171.31   7.14S
- 94 30  0   38 34 24   1 58 32  -12  26 203  2.04 181.7 171.25   7.20S
- 94 15  0   38 37  6   1 58 56       26 203  2.06 181.7 171.19   7.26S
- 94  0  0   38 39 52   1 59 20       26 203  2.07 181.6 171.13   7.32S
- 93 45  0   38 42 42   1 59 44       26 204  2.09 181.5 171.06   7.38S
- 93 30  0   38 45 37   2  0  7       25 204  2.10 181.5 171.00   7.44S
- 93 15  0   38 48 36   2  0 30       25 204  2.11 181.4 170.94   7.50S
- 93  0  0   38 51 39   2  0 53       25 205  2.13 181.4 170.89   7.56S
- 92 45  0   38 54 47   2  1 16       25 205  2.15 181.3 170.83   7.62S
- 92 30  0   38 57 59   2  1 39       25 205  2.16 181.2 170.77   7.68S
- 92 15  0   39  1 14   2  2  1       25 206  2.18 181.2 170.71   7.73S
- 92  0  0   39  4 34   2  2 23       24 206  2.19 181.1 170.66   7.79S

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


                Librations  Long +0.98   Lat -0.09
                            P +171.25     D +0.32
      Illumination of moon  56%+
        Elongation of Moon  96
    Vertical Profile Scale  3.73 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.42 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      4.7   6.1   6.8   7.3   7.6   7.8   7.9
     5.2      5.5   6.9   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8
     7.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.1   8.4   8.7   8.8
     9.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.1   8.5   8.7   8.8
    11.2      5.5   6.9   7.7   8.2   8.5   8.7   8.9

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Results of Observer Scan                                    UT
Site                              Long.   Lat.   Dist.    h  m  s
C  3 Bonner SprKS Robinson~Walte  -94.9   39.1    59km    1 57 54
C  4 Blue SprinMO Sandy~Robert L  -94.3   39.0    46km    1 58 47
C 10 Urbana    IL Olsen~Aart      -88.2   40.1     6km    2  7 36



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