Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1968, 2007 Feb 8

Grazing Occultation of    1968  G2      Magnitude   6.9 
Date   2007 February  8    (Thursday)     Nominal site altitude  0m

E. Longit.   Latitude     U.T.    Sun  Moon   TanZ   PA    WA      CA
   o  '  "    o  '  "   h  m  s   Alt Alt Az          o     o      o
 171  0  0  -41 59 17  13 36 48       37  75  1.33 215.3 195.69  13.30S
 171 10  0  -42  9 48  13 37 16       37  75  1.33 215.3 195.70  13.30S
 171 20  0  -42 20 20  13 37 44       37  74  1.32 215.3 195.70  13.31S
 171 30  0  -42 30 54  13 38 13       37  74  1.31 215.3 195.71  13.31S
 171 40  0  -42 41 30  13 38 41       37  74  1.30 215.3 195.71  13.32S
 171 50  0  -42 52  7  13 39 10       38  73  1.30 215.3 195.71  13.32S
 172  0  0  -43  2 45  13 39 39       38  73  1.29 215.3 195.72  13.33S
 172 10  0  -43 13 25  13 40  7       38  72  1.28 215.3 195.72  13.33S
 172 20  0  -43 24  6  13 40 36       38  72  1.28 215.3 195.72  13.33S
 172 30  0  -43 34 48  13 41  5       38  72  1.27 215.3 195.72  13.33S
 172 40  0  -43 45 32  13 41 34       38  71  1.26 215.3 195.72  13.33S
 172 50  0  -43 56 16  13 42  3       39  71  1.26 215.3 195.72  13.33S
 173  0  0  -44  7  2  13 42 32       39  71  1.25 215.3 195.72  13.33S

Path coordinates are referred to WGS84 (as used by GPS).

                Librations  Long -2.52   Lat +3.96
                            P +195.6     D +4.8
      Illumination of moon  67%-
        Elongation of Moon  110
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.76 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.6 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     9.3      5.6   7.0   7.8   8.3   8.7   8.9   9.1
    11.3      5.6   7.1   7.8   8.3   8.7   8.9   9.1
    13.3      5.6   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.7   8.9   9.1
    15.3      5.6   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.7   9.0   9.1
    17.3      5.6   7.1   7.9   8.4   8.7   9.0   9.2

Lunar Limb Profile