Predictions for Grazing Occultation of ZC 390, 2008 Feb 13

Grazing Occultation of  390  A7   Magnitude   5.5 
  390 = nu Arietis                            

Date   2008 February 13    (Wednesday)     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
 148  0  0  -22 10 29  10 30 38       25 310  2.12 342.5   0.23   1.37N
 148 10  0  -22 11 31  10 30 51       25 309  2.14 342.5   0.28   1.43N
 148 20  0  -22 12 34  10 31  4       25 309  2.15 342.6   0.34   1.49N
 148 30  0  -22 13 40  10 31 16       25 309  2.17 342.7   0.39   1.54N
 148 40  0  -22 14 48  10 31 29       25 309  2.19 342.7   0.45   1.60N
 148 50  0  -22 15 57  10 31 41       24 309  2.20 342.8   0.51   1.66N
 149  0  0  -22 17  9  10 31 53       24 309  2.22 342.8   0.56   1.71N
 149 10  0  -22 18 23  10 32  5       24 309  2.24 342.9   0.62   1.77N
 149 20  0  -22 19 39  10 32 17       24 309  2.26 342.9   0.68   1.82N
 149 30  0  -22 20 57  10 32 29       24 308  2.27 343.0   0.73   1.88N
 149 40  0  -22 22 17  10 32 41       24 308  2.29 343.0   0.79   1.93N
 149 50  0  -22 23 39  10 32 52       23 308  2.31 343.1   0.84   1.99N
 150  0  0  -22 25  2  10 33  4       23 308  2.33 343.2   0.90   2.04N
 150 10  0  -22 26 28  10 33 15       23 308  2.35 343.2   0.95   2.10N
 150 20  0  -22 27 56  10 33 27       23 308  2.37 343.3   1.00   2.15N
 150 30  0  -22 29 25  10 33 38       23 308  2.39 343.3   1.06   2.20N
 150 40  0  -22 30 57  10 33 49       23 308  2.41 343.4   1.11   2.26N
 150 50  0  -22 32 30  10 34  0       22 307  2.43 343.4   1.16   2.31N
 151  0  0  -22 34  6  10 34 11       22 307  2.45 343.5   1.21   2.36N
 151 10  0  -22 35 43  10 34 22       22 307  2.47 343.5   1.26   2.41N
 151 20  0  -22 37 22  10 34 32       22 307  2.49 343.6   1.32   2.47N
 151 30  0  -22 39  3  10 34 43       22 307  2.52 343.6   1.37   2.52N
 151 40  0  -22 40 45  10 34 54       22 307  2.54 343.7   1.42   2.57N
 151 50  0  -22 42 30  10 35  4       21 307  2.56 343.7   1.47   2.62N
 152  0  0  -22 44 16  10 35 14       21 307  2.58 343.8   1.52   2.67N

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

                Librations  Long -1.37   Lat -7.39
                            P +1.7     D +7.6
      Illumination of moon  41%+
        Elongation of Moon  80
    Vertical Profile Scale  2.94 km/arcsec at mean distance of moon
   Horizontal Scale Factor  1.54 deg/min

Limiting Magnitudes for various telescope apertures (in mm)
      CA\Tdia  50   100   150   200   250   300   350
    -1.3      3.0   4.3   5.0   5.4   5.6   5.7   5.8
     0.7      4.7   6.1   6.8   7.2   7.5   7.7   7.8
     2.7      4.7   6.1   6.8   7.2   7.5   7.7   7.9
     4.7      5.4   6.9   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8
     6.7      5.5   6.9   7.6   8.1   8.4   8.6   8.8

Lunar Limb Profile