PREDICTED PROFILE


LIMIT LINE PREDICTIONS
Grazing Occultation of     700cB8      Magnitude 5.9 [Red = 5.9]  E
   R700 = HU Tauri (129 H1.)
Date: 2012 Dec 26  6h 31m,  to  2012 Dec 26  6h 40m

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   37 42 41   6 30 32       62 241  0.53   0.7  10.10  12.36N
- 96 45  0   37 40 32   6 31  2       62 241  0.54   0.8  10.17  12.43N
- 96 30  0   37 38 21   6 31 31       61 242  0.55   0.8  10.24  12.50N
- 96 15  0   37 36  7   6 32  0       61 242  0.55   0.9  10.31  12.57N
- 96  0  0   37 33 50   6 32 29       61 243  0.56   1.0  10.38  12.63N
- 95 45  0   37 31 31   6 32 58       61 243  0.56   1.1  10.44  12.70N
- 95 30  0   37 29  9   6 33 27       60 244  0.57   1.1  10.51  12.77N
- 95 15  0   37 26 45   6 33 56       60 244  0.57   1.2  10.58  12.84N
- 95  0  0   37 24 18   6 34 25       60 245  0.58   1.3  10.65  12.90N
- 94 45  0   37 21 49   6 34 54       60 245  0.59   1.3  10.71  12.97N
- 94 30  0   37 19 17   6 35 23       59 246  0.59   1.4  10.78  13.04N
- 94 15  0   37 16 43   6 35 52       59 246  0.60   1.5  10.85  13.10N
- 94  0  0   37 14  6   6 36 21       59 247  0.60   1.5  10.91  13.17N
- 93 45  0   37 11 27   6 36 49       59 247  0.61   1.6  10.98  13.23N
- 93 30  0   37  8 45   6 37 18       58 248  0.62   1.6  11.04  13.30N
- 93 15  0   37  6  1   6 37 46       58 248  0.62   1.7  11.10  13.36N
- 93  0  0   37  3 14   6 38 15       58 249  0.63   1.8  11.17  13.42N
- 92 45  0   37  0 25   6 38 43       58 249  0.63   1.8  11.23  13.49N
- 92 30  0   36 57 34   6 39 11       57 250  0.64   1.9  11.30  13.55N
- 92 15  0   36 54 40   6 39 40       57 250  0.65   2.0  11.36  13.61N
- 92  0  0   36 51 44   6 40  8       57 251  0.65   2.0  11.42  13.68N

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

700 is variable: 
       700 = HU Tau, 5.85 to 6.68, V, Type EA/SD:, Period 2.0562997 days, Phase 68 %

700 is double: 
  This next pair is not confirmed
  ** 6.0 7.5      350.0** (OCc1237) Graze path of ? 0.00 km south, and 0.0 secs earlier compared to the primary

                Librations  Long +0.04   Lat +2.11
                            P +10.79     D -1.80
      Illumination of moon  96%+
        Elongation of Moon  156
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.95 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.28 deg/min


At longitude -94.50:
Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm)
      CA\Tdia   5    10    15    20    25    30    35
     9.0      3.7   5.1   5.9   6.4   6.7   7.0   7.2
    11.0      4.5   5.9   6.7   7.2   7.6   7.8   8.0
    13.0      4.5   6.0   6.7   7.2   7.6   7.8   8.0
    15.0      4.5   6.0   6.7   7.3   7.6   7.9   8.0
    17.0      4.6   6.1   6.9   7.4   7.7   8.0   8.2

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Double star catalogue details
AAVSO Variable star entry 
 
       Variable identifier           Type        Max    Min  Ph  Epoch         Period  
       HU Tau                        EA/SD:      5.85   6.68 V 2441275.3219     2.0562997   
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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   187km    6 35 41



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