Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 1967, 2008 Aug 7

Grazing Occultation of    1967  G1      Magnitude   5.6 
 1967 = 83 Virginis                           

Date   2008 August  7    (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
 143  0  0  -38 39  0  13 26 27        6 254  8.99 196.5 176.19   5.78S
 143 10  0  -38 36 25  13 26 29        6 254  9.19 196.5 176.17   5.80S
 143 20  0  -38 33 49  13 26 30        6 254  9.41 196.4 176.15   5.82S
 143 30  0  -38 31 12  13 26 31        6 254  9.63 196.4 176.13   5.85S
 143 40  0  -38 28 35  13 26 32        6 254  9.87 196.4 176.11   5.87S
 143 50  0  -38 25 57  13 26 33        6 254 10.12 196.4 176.09   5.89S
 144  0  0  -38 23 19  13 26 34        6 254 10.38 196.4 176.07   5.91S
 144 10  0  -38 20 40  13 26 35        5 254 10.65 196.3 176.05   5.92S
 144 20  0  -38 18  0  13 26 36        5 253 10.94 196.3 176.03   5.94S
 144 30  0  -38 15 20  13 26 37        5 253 11.25 196.3 176.01   5.96S
 144 40  0  -38 12 40  13 26 38        5 253 11.57 196.3 175.99   5.98S
 144 50  0  -38  9 58  13 26 39        5 253 11.92 196.3 175.97   6.00S
 145  0  0  -38  7 17  13 26 40        5 253 12.28 196.2 175.95   6.02S
 145 10  0  -38  4 34  13 26 40        5 253 12.66 196.2 175.93   6.04S
 145 20  0  -38  1 52  13 26 41        4 253 13.07 196.2 175.91   6.06S
 145 30  0  -37 59  8  13 26 42        4 253 13.51 196.2 175.89   6.08S
 145 40  0  -37 56 24  13 26 43        4 253 13.98 196.2 175.87   6.10S
 145 50  0  -37 53 40  13 26 43        4 253 14.48 196.1 175.85   6.12S
 146  0  0  -37 50 55  13 26 44        4 252 15.02 196.1 175.84   6.14S
 146 10  0  -37 48  9  13 26 44        4 252 15.60 196.1 175.82   6.16S
 146 20  0  -37 45 23  13 26 45        4 252 16.23 196.1 175.80   6.18S
 146 30  0  -37 42 36  13 26 45        3 252 16.90 196.1 175.78   6.19S
 146 40  0  -37 39 49  13 26 46        3 252 17.64 196.0 175.76   6.21S
 146 50  0  -37 37  1  13 26 46        3 252 18.45 196.0 175.74   6.23S
 147  0  0  -37 34 13  13 26 46        3 252 19.33 196.0 175.72   6.25S

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

                Librations  Long +3.92   Lat +6.22
                            P +176.1     D +6.8
      Illumination of moon  37%+
        Elongation of Moon  75
    Vertical Profile Scale  1.94 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.98 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
     2.2      2.6   3.9   4.6   5.0   5.2   5.4   5.5
     4.2      3.7   5.1   5.9   6.4   6.7   6.9   7.1
     6.2      3.7   5.2   6.0   6.5   6.8   7.0   7.2
     8.2      3.8   5.2   6.0   6.5   6.9   7.1   7.3
    10.2      3.9   5.3   6.1   6.6   7.0   7.2   7.4
    

Lunar Limb Profile

Lunar Limb Profile