Grazing Occultation of 51cK0 Magnitude 6.8 [Red = 6.1] R51 = 45 Piscium Date: 2010 Dec 15 1h 12m, to 2010 Dec 15 2h 26m Nominal site altitude 250m E. Longit. Latitude U.T. Sun Moon TanZ PA AA CA o ' " o ' " h m s Alt Alt Az o o o -118 0 0 34 18 18 1 12 24 -6 56 136 0.67 143.8 167.33 14.19S -117 45 0 34 30 42 1 13 13 -7 56 137 0.67 143.8 167.35 14.17S -117 30 0 34 43 4 1 14 2 -7 56 138 0.66 143.8 167.36 14.15S -117 15 0 34 55 24 1 14 52 -7 57 139 0.66 143.9 167.38 14.14S -117 0 0 35 7 42 1 15 40 -8 57 140 0.66 143.9 167.40 14.12S -116 45 0 35 19 57 1 16 29 -8 57 141 0.66 143.9 167.42 14.10S -116 30 0 35 32 10 1 17 18 -9 57 141 0.65 143.9 167.44 14.08S -116 15 0 35 44 21 1 18 7 -9 57 142 0.65 144.0 167.46 14.05S -116 0 0 35 56 29 1 18 56 -10 57 143 0.65 144.0 167.49 14.03S -115 45 0 36 8 34 1 19 44 -10 57 144 0.65 144.0 167.52 14.00S -115 30 0 36 20 36 1 20 33 -10 57 145 0.65 144.0 167.54 13.97S -115 15 0 36 32 36 1 21 21 -11 57 146 0.65 144.1 167.57 13.95S -115 0 0 36 44 32 1 22 10 -11 57 147 0.65 144.1 167.60 13.92S -114 45 0 36 56 25 1 22 58 -12 57 148 0.65 144.1 167.63 13.88S -114 30 0 37 8 15 1 23 46 -12 57 149 0.65 144.2 167.67 13.85S -114 15 0 37 20 1 1 24 34 57 150 0.65 144.2 167.70 13.82S -114 0 0 37 31 44 1 25 21 57 150 0.64 144.2 167.74 13.78S -113 45 0 37 43 23 1 26 9 57 151 0.64 144.3 167.77 13.74S -113 30 0 37 54 59 1 26 56 57 152 0.64 144.3 167.81 13.71S -113 15 0 38 6 30 1 27 43 57 153 0.65 144.3 167.85 13.67S -113 0 0 38 17 58 1 28 30 57 154 0.65 144.4 167.88 13.63S -112 45 0 38 29 23 1 29 17 57 155 0.65 144.4 167.92 13.59S -112 30 0 38 40 43 1 30 4 57 156 0.65 144.5 167.97 13.55S -112 15 0 38 51 59 1 30 50 57 157 0.65 144.5 168.01 13.50S -112 0 0 39 3 11 1 31 37 57 158 0.65 144.5 168.06 13.46S -111 45 0 39 14 19 1 32 23 57 158 0.65 144.6 168.10 13.41S -111 30 0 39 25 22 1 33 8 57 159 0.65 144.6 168.15 13.36S -111 15 0 39 36 22 1 33 54 57 160 0.65 144.7 168.20 13.32S -111 0 0 39 47 17 1 34 39 57 161 0.65 144.7 168.25 13.27S -110 45 0 39 58 8 1 35 25 57 162 0.65 144.8 168.30 13.22S -110 30 0 40 8 54 1 36 9 57 163 0.66 144.8 168.35 13.16S -110 15 0 40 19 36 1 36 54 57 164 0.66 144.9 168.40 13.11S -110 0 0 40 30 13 1 37 38 57 164 0.66 144.9 168.46 13.06S -109 45 0 40 40 46 1 38 23 56 165 0.66 145.0 168.51 13.01S -109 30 0 40 51 14 1 39 7 56 166 0.66 145.1 168.56 12.95S -109 15 0 41 1 38 1 39 50 56 167 0.67 145.1 168.62 12.90S -109 0 0 41 11 57 1 40 34 56 168 0.67 145.2 168.67 12.84S -108 45 0 41 22 12 1 41 17 56 169 0.67 145.2 168.72 12.79S -108 30 0 41 32 22 1 42 0 56 169 0.67 145.3 168.78 12.74S -108 15 0 41 42 27 1 42 42 56 170 0.68 145.3 168.83 12.68S -108 0 0 41 52 28 1 43 24 56 171 0.68 145.4 168.89 12.62S -107 45 0 42 2 24 1 44 6 56 172 0.68 145.4 168.95 12.57S -107 30 0 42 12 15 1 44 48 56 173 0.69 145.5 169.01 12.51S -107 15 0 42 22 2 1 45 30 55 173 0.69 145.6 169.07 12.45S -107 0 0 42 31 44 1 46 11 55 174 0.69 145.6 169.13 12.39S -106 45 0 42 41 21 1 46 52 55 175 0.70 145.7 169.19 12.33S -106 30 0 42 50 54 1 47 33 55 176 0.70 145.7 169.25 12.27S -106 15 0 43 0 22 1 48 13 55 176 0.70 145.8 169.31 12.21S -106 0 0 43 9 45 1 48 53 55 177 0.71 145.9 169.37 12.14S -105 45 0 43 19 3 1 49 33 55 178 0.71 145.9 169.43 12.08S -105 30 0 43 28 17 1 50 13 54 178 0.71 146.0 169.49 12.02S -105 15 0 43 37 26 1 50 52 54 179 0.72 146.0 169.56 11.96S -105 0 0 43 46 31 1 51 31 54 180 0.72 146.1 169.62 11.90S -104 45 0 43 55 31 1 52 10 54 181 0.73 146.2 169.68 11.83S -104 30 0 44 4 26 1 52 48 54 181 0.73 146.2 169.75 11.77S -104 15 0 44 13 16 1 53 26 54 182 0.73 146.3 169.81 11.70S -104 0 0 44 22 2 1 54 4 54 183 0.74 146.4 169.87 11.64S -103 45 0 44 30 44 1 54 42 53 183 0.74 146.4 169.94 11.58S -103 30 0 44 39 21 1 55 19 53 184 0.75 146.5 170.00 11.51S -103 15 0 44 47 53 1 55 56 53 185 0.75 146.6 170.07 11.45S -103 0 0 44 56 20 1 56 33 53 185 0.76 146.6 170.13 11.38S -102 45 0 45 4 44 1 57 9 53 186 0.76 146.7 170.20 11.32S -102 30 0 45 13 2 1 57 45 53 187 0.77 146.8 170.26 11.25S -102 15 0 45 21 17 1 58 21 52 187 0.77 146.8 170.33 11.19S -102 0 0 45 29 26 1 58 57 52 188 0.77 146.9 170.39 11.12S -101 45 0 45 37 32 1 59 32 52 188 0.78 146.9 170.46 11.06S -101 30 0 45 45 33 2 0 7 52 189 0.78 147.0 170.53 10.99S -101 15 0 45 53 29 2 0 42 52 190 0.79 147.1 170.59 10.92S -101 0 0 46 1 21 2 1 17 52 190 0.79 147.1 170.66 10.86S -100 45 0 46 9 9 2 1 51 51 191 0.80 147.2 170.72 10.79S -100 30 0 46 16 53 2 2 25 51 191 0.80 147.3 170.79 10.73S -100 15 0 46 24 32 2 2 59 51 192 0.81 147.3 170.86 10.66S -100 0 0 46 32 7 2 3 32 51 193 0.82 147.4 170.92 10.59S - 99 45 0 46 39 38 2 4 6 51 193 0.82 147.5 170.99 10.53S - 99 30 0 46 47 4 2 4 39 50 194 0.83 147.5 171.05 10.46S - 99 15 0 46 54 27 2 5 11 50 194 0.83 147.6 171.12 10.40S - 99 0 0 47 1 45 2 5 44 50 195 0.84 147.7 171.19 10.33S - 98 45 0 47 8 59 2 6 16 50 195 0.84 147.7 171.25 10.26S - 98 30 0 47 16 9 2 6 48 50 196 0.85 147.8 171.32 10.20S - 98 15 0 47 23 15 2 7 19 50 196 0.85 147.9 171.38 10.13S - 98 0 0 47 30 17 2 7 51 49 197 0.86 147.9 171.45 10.07S - 97 45 0 47 37 15 2 8 22 49 197 0.86 148.0 171.52 10.00S - 97 30 0 47 44 9 2 8 53 49 198 0.87 148.1 171.58 9.93S - 97 15 0 47 50 59 2 9 24 49 198 0.88 148.1 171.65 9.87S - 97 0 0 47 57 45 2 9 54 49 199 0.88 148.2 171.71 9.80S - 96 45 0 48 4 28 2 10 24 48 200 0.89 148.3 171.78 9.74S - 96 30 0 48 11 6 2 10 54 48 200 0.89 148.3 171.84 9.67S - 96 15 0 48 17 41 2 11 24 48 201 0.90 148.4 171.91 9.61S - 96 0 0 48 24 11 2 11 53 48 201 0.91 148.5 171.97 9.54S - 95 45 0 48 30 39 2 12 22 48 202 0.91 148.5 172.04 9.48S - 95 30 0 48 37 2 2 12 51 47 202 0.92 148.6 172.10 9.41S - 95 15 0 48 43 21 2 13 20 47 202 0.92 148.7 172.17 9.35S - 95 0 0 48 49 37 2 13 49 47 203 0.93 148.7 172.23 9.28S - 94 45 0 48 55 49 2 14 17 47 203 0.94 148.8 172.30 9.22S - 94 30 0 49 1 58 2 14 45 47 204 0.94 148.9 172.36 9.15S - 94 15 0 49 8 3 2 15 13 46 204 0.95 148.9 172.43 9.09S - 94 0 0 49 14 5 2 15 40 46 205 0.96 149.0 172.49 9.02S - 93 45 0 49 20 2 2 16 8 46 205 0.96 149.0 172.56 8.96S - 93 30 0 49 25 57 2 16 35 46 206 0.97 149.1 172.62 8.90S - 93 15 0 49 31 48 2 17 2 46 206 0.98 149.2 172.68 8.83S - 93 0 0 49 37 35 2 17 29 46 207 0.98 149.2 172.75 8.77S - 92 45 0 49 43 19 2 17 55 45 207 0.99 149.3 172.81 8.71S - 92 30 0 49 49 0 2 18 21 45 208 0.99 149.4 172.87 8.64S - 92 15 0 49 54 37 2 18 48 45 208 1.00 149.4 172.94 8.58S - 92 0 0 50 0 11 2 19 13 45 208 1.01 149.5 173.00 8.52S - 91 45 0 50 5 42 2 19 39 45 209 1.01 149.5 173.06 8.45S - 91 30 0 50 11 9 2 20 5 44 209 1.02 149.6 173.12 8.39S - 91 15 0 50 16 33 2 20 30 44 210 1.03 149.7 173.19 8.33S - 91 0 0 50 21 54 2 20 55 44 210 1.04 149.7 173.25 8.27S - 90 45 0 50 27 11 2 21 20 44 210 1.04 149.8 173.31 8.21S - 90 30 0 50 32 26 2 21 44 44 211 1.05 149.9 173.37 8.14S - 90 15 0 50 37 37 2 22 9 43 211 1.06 149.9 173.43 8.08S - 90 0 0 50 42 45 2 22 33 43 212 1.06 150.0 173.49 8.02S - 89 45 0 50 47 50 2 22 57 43 212 1.07 150.0 173.55 7.96S - 89 30 0 50 52 52 2 23 21 43 213 1.08 150.1 173.62 7.90S - 89 15 0 50 57 51 2 23 45 43 213 1.08 150.2 173.68 7.84S - 89 0 0 51 2 47 2 24 8 42 213 1.09 150.2 173.74 7.78S - 88 45 0 51 7 40 2 24 32 42 214 1.10 150.3 173.80 7.72S - 88 30 0 51 12 30 2 24 55 42 214 1.11 150.3 173.86 7.66S - 88 15 0 51 17 16 2 25 18 42 215 1.11 150.4 173.92 7.59S - 88 0 0 51 22 0 2 25 40 42 215 1.12 150.5 173.98 7.53S 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 3 meters Librations Long -2.48 Lat -6.28 P +170.34 D -6.36 Illumination of moon 64%+ Elongation of Moon 106 Vertical Profile Scale 2.20 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon Horizontal Scale Factor 1.34 deg/min At longitude -103.00: Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in cm) CA\Tdia 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 7.4 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.4 9.4 5.7 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.4 11.4 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.4 13.4 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4 15.4 5.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Results of Observer Scan UT Site Long. Lat. Dist. h m s Bismarck ND -100.8 46.8 60km 2 1 46 Des Moines IA -93.6 41.6 770km 2 16 22 Grand Forks ND -97.0 47.9 2km 2 9 49 Las Vegas NV -115.1 36.2 36km 1 21 42 Long Beach CA -118.2 33.8 30km 1 11 48 Los Angeles CA -118.2 34.1 4km 1 11 37 midwest 100mm 0m -93.7 44.5 477km 2 16 10 midwest grazes -94.1 44.5 455km 2 15 26 MidWest+2 -94.0 44.0 510km 2 15 40 MidWest+6 -95.0 45.0 368km 2 13 49 MidWest100mm -94.0 44.0 510km 2 15 40 Pasadena CA -118.1 34.1 3km 1 11 56 Provo UT -111.7 40.2 74km 1 32 40 RapidCity SD -103.2 44.1 65km 1 56 0 San Bernrdno CA -117.3 34.1 62km 1 14 44