Predictions for daytime Grazing Occultation of Regulus, ZC 1487, 2007 Nov 30

Grazing Occultation of    1487 SB7      Magnitude   1.4 
 1487 = Regulus = alpha Leonis                

Date   2007 November 30    (Friday)     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
 145  0  0  -33 26  4  20 26 41    15 44 348  1.04 220.6 201.73  20.07S
 145 10  0  -33 35 32  20 27  6    16 44 348  1.04 220.6 201.70  20.04S
 145 20  0  -33 44 59  20 27 31    16 44 347  1.05 220.5 201.67  20.01S
 145 30  0  -33 54 24  20 27 55    16 43 347  1.06 220.5 201.64  19.98S
 145 40  0  -34  3 48  20 28 20    16 43 347  1.07 220.5 201.60  19.95S
 145 50  0  -34 13  9  20 28 44    17 43 346  1.07 220.4 201.57  19.92S
 146  0  0  -34 22 28  20 29  8    17 43 346  1.08 220.4 201.54  19.88S
 146 10  0  -34 31 45  20 29 31    17 43 346  1.09 220.4 201.50  19.85S
 146 20  0  -34 41  1  20 29 55    17 42 345  1.10 220.3 201.47  19.82S
 146 30  0  -34 50 14  20 30 18    18 42 345  1.10 220.3 201.43  19.78S
 146 40  0  -34 59 25  20 30 41    18 42 345  1.11 220.3 201.40  19.75S
 146 50  0  -35  8 35  20 31  4    18 42 345  1.12 220.2 201.36  19.71S
 147  0  0  -35 17 42  20 31 26    18 42 344  1.13 220.2 201.33  19.68S
 147 10  0  -35 26 48  20 31 49    19 41 344  1.14 220.2 201.29  19.64S
 147 20  0  -35 35 51  20 32 11    19 41 344  1.14 220.1 201.26  19.60S
 147 30  0  -35 44 52  20 32 33    19 41 343  1.15 220.1 201.22  19.57S
 147 40  0  -35 53 51  20 32 54    19 41 343  1.16 220.1 201.18  19.53S
 147 50  0  -36  2 48  20 33 16    19 41 343  1.17 220.0 201.15  19.49S
 148  0  0  -36 11 43  20 33 37    20 40 342  1.18 220.0 201.11  19.46S
 148 10  0  -36 20 36  20 33 58    20 40 342  1.19 220.0 201.07  19.42S
 148 20  0  -36 29 27  20 34 19    20 40 342  1.20 219.9 201.03  19.38S
 148 30  0  -36 38 16  20 34 39    20 40 342  1.20 219.9 201.00  19.34S
 148 40  0  -36 47  2  20 35  0    21 40 341  1.21 219.8 200.96  19.30S
 148 50  0  -36 55 47  20 35 20    21 39 341  1.22 219.8 200.92  19.26S
 149  0  0  -37  4 29  20 35 40    21 39 341  1.23 219.8 200.88  19.23S
 149 10  0  -37 13  9  20 36  0    21 39 341  1.24 219.7 200.84  19.19S
 149 20  0  -37 21 47  20 36 19    22 39 340  1.25 219.7 200.80  19.15S
 149 30  0  -37 30 23  20 36 39    22 39 340  1.26 219.6 200.76  19.11S
 149 40  1  -37 38 57  20 36 58    22 38 340  1.27 219.6 200.72  19.07S
 149 50  1  -37 47 28  20 37 17    22 38 340  1.28 219.6 200.68  19.03S
 150  0  1  -37 55 58  20 37 36    22 38 339  1.28 219.5 200.64  18.99S

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

   1487 is triple :   1.3  8.1  175"  308.0 :   1.3       217"  274.0
Graze Path of component #2  10.66km North, and 457.2 secs. earlier cf. primary.
Graze Path of component #3  289.53km North, and 461.6 secs. earlier cf. primary.

                Librations  Long +7.20   Lat -0.76
                            P +200.6     D -3.0
      Illumination of moon  57%-
        Elongation of Moon  98
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.31 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.42 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    15.0      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.7   6.0   6.2   6.3
    17.0      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.7   6.0   6.2   6.3
    19.0      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.7   6.0   6.2   6.3
    21.0      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.7   6.0   6.2   6.3
    23.0      3.1   4.5   5.3   5.7   6.0   6.2   6.3

Lunar Limb Profile for graze

Lunar Limb Profile