PREDICTED PROFILE
LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of 17 G5 Magnitude 7.8 [Red = 7.1]
Date: 2012 Oct 27 4h 16m, to 2012 Oct 27 4h 30m
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 35 13 16 4 15 49 60 180 0.58 148.1 172.49 14.86S
- 96 45 0 35 22 5 4 16 32 60 181 0.58 148.1 172.54 14.81S
- 96 30 0 35 30 51 4 17 15 60 182 0.59 148.2 172.59 14.76S
- 96 15 0 35 39 34 4 17 58 59 183 0.59 148.3 172.64 14.70S
- 96 0 0 35 48 13 4 18 41 59 184 0.60 148.3 172.70 14.65S
- 95 45 0 35 56 49 4 19 24 59 185 0.60 148.4 172.75 14.60S
- 95 30 0 36 5 21 4 20 6 59 185 0.60 148.4 172.81 14.54S
- 95 15 0 36 13 49 4 20 48 59 186 0.61 148.5 172.86 14.49S
- 95 0 0 36 22 14 4 21 30 59 187 0.61 148.5 172.92 14.43S
- 94 45 0 36 30 35 4 22 11 58 188 0.62 148.6 172.97 14.37S
- 94 30 0 36 38 53 4 22 53 58 189 0.62 148.6 173.03 14.32S
- 94 15 0 36 47 7 4 23 34 58 189 0.63 148.7 173.09 14.26S
- 94 0 0 36 55 17 4 24 15 58 190 0.63 148.8 173.15 14.20S
- 93 45 0 37 3 24 4 24 55 58 191 0.63 148.8 173.20 14.14S
- 93 30 0 37 11 27 4 25 35 57 192 0.64 148.9 173.26 14.08S
- 93 15 0 37 19 26 4 26 16 57 192 0.64 148.9 173.32 14.02S
- 93 0 0 37 27 22 4 26 55 57 193 0.65 149.0 173.38 13.96S
- 92 45 0 37 35 14 4 27 35 57 194 0.65 149.1 173.44 13.90S
- 92 30 0 37 43 3 4 28 14 57 194 0.66 149.1 173.50 13.84S
- 92 15 0 37 50 47 4 28 53 56 195 0.66 149.2 173.56 13.78S
- 92 0 0 37 58 29 4 29 32 56 196 0.67 149.2 173.63 13.72S
Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS), with the
nominal site altitude being referenced to Mean Sea Level.
Projected diameter of star 1 meters [Estimated]
C A S S I N I R E G I O N G R A Z E
Librations Long +5.22 Lat -4.92
P +172.62 D -3.99
Illumination of moon 93%+
Elongation of Moon 150
Vertical Profile Scale 2.10 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
Horizontal Scale Factor 1.30 deg/min
At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
10.3 4.5 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.1
12.3 4.6 6.0 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.1
14.3 4.9 6.3 7.1 7.6 8.0 8.2 8.4
16.3 5.3 6.8 7.6 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.9
18.3 5.5 7.0 7.8 8.3 8.6 8.9 9.1
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