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BRIGHT STARS OCCULTED BY THE MOON:
NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER to DECEMBER 2005


EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE
Date :
Universal Time (UT). UT is effectively equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time. In New Zealand, add 12 hours to UT to get NZ Standard Time, or add 13 hours to get NZ Daylight Time (Before March 19 and after October 1).
ZC :
Star number in Robertson's Zodiacal Catalog.
Mag :
Star Magnitude. "V" indicates that the star is slightly variable.
Ev :
Event, either a Disappearance of the star behind the edge of the Moon, or a Reappearance of the star from behind the lunar limb. All events listed take place at the dark limb. Disappearances occur before Full Moon when the Moon's eastern limb is dark. Reappearances occur after Full Moon when the Moon's western limb is dark.
% :
Percentage of the moon illuminated; "+" indicates waxing and "-" waning. E indicates a lunar eclipse.
Auck/Well/Chch/Dudn :
Time of the occultation at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, expressed in hours and decimal minutes of Universal Time. Because the actual time of an event depends very much on the observer's physical location, times given are approximate and may vary by a minute or two across a distance of several tens of kilometres. "No Occult" indicates that no occultation will be visible from that site. "Below Hor" indicates that the moon is below the horizon at the time of the occultation. "Daylight" indicates that the sun is above the horizon at the time of the occultation. "Graze" indicates that there is a grazing occultation close to the position and occultation times will vary dramatically over small distances or may not happen at all. Green text indicates that the event occurs at an altitude less than 15 degrees. Red text indicates that the event occurs with the sun less than 10 degrees below the horizon. Events can have both conditions current.
CA :
Cusp Angle, or angle around the moon's limb at which the occultation occurs. This is measured from the Northern or Southern cusp of the Moon in the direction of the unlit part of the Moon.
Notes :
For a double or triple star, the magnitudes of the components and the separation in seconds of arc.
For a variable star, the magnitudes between which the star varies.

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DateZCMagEv% Auck   CA Well   CA Chch   CA Dudn   CA
MAY 
May   131065.2R46- Moon set 12:18.0   80S 12:18.7   71S 12:19:0   61S
May 11  8101.6D  8+ 02:15.2   85N 02:14.7   88S 02:10.4   87S 02:06.6   86S
May 1311195.8D22+ 07:51.3   21S no occultation no occultation no occultation
May 1311223.8D22+ 08:04.8   84S 08:01.3   73S 07:58.8   65S 07:55.8   56S
May 1513635.2D40+ 09:05.8   71N 09:00.9   84N 08:56.7   86S 08:53.2   77S
May 1917496.0D77+ 06:55.6   46N 06:57.5   57N 06:54.8   65N 06:53.7   72N
May 2525544.5R96- 12:52.5   83N 12:56.2   82S 12:53.4   73S 12:50.0   63S
May 2525835.8R95- 17:31.7   49S 17:21.0   33S 17:13.5   27S 17:03.9   18S
May 2830895.3R70- 16:16.5   83N 16:14.0   76S 16:08.8   71S 16:03.3   64S
JUNE 
Jun   1    816.4R26- 16:51.1   81S 16:50.0   66S 16:47.8   61S 16:45.5   55S
Jun 16Ganymede5.1D62+ 06:11.1   32S 06:24.3   21S 06:33.3     7S no occultation
Jun 16Io5.5D62+ 06:15.9   34S 06:28.7   23S 06:37.2   10S no occultation
Jun 16Jupiter-2.1D62+ 06:17.7   36S 06:30.1   25S 06:37.9   13S 06:57.4 graze -17S
Jun 16Europa5.8D62+ 06:23.7   40S 06:35.3   30S 06:42.0   18S no occultation
Jun 16Callisto6.2D62+ 06:28.4   41S 06:39.8   31S 06:42.2   20S 06:56.9     3S
Jun 16Jupiter-2.1R62+ 07:26.1   -74S 07:26.0   -61S 07:17.8   -47S 06:57.4 graze -17S
Jun 28    505.8R50- 17:14.9   73S 17:10.5   62S 17:05.9   60S 17:01.4   63S
JULY 
Jul 1317723.9D36+ 06:10.3   48S 06:19.5   36S 06:24.4   23S 06:34.3   05S
Jul 1925544.5D93+ 07:53.8   88S 07:57.9   75S 07:58.5   66S 08:00.3   56S
Jul 1925835.8D94+ 12:40.1   68S 12:40.4   52S 12:37.9   45S 12:36.6   36S
Jul 29  5016.2R34- 16:40.4   81N 16:43.9   87S 16:42.9   86S 16:42.4   84S
DateZCMagEv% Auck   CA Well   CA Chch   CA Dudn   CA
AUGUST 
Aug 1423492.9D64+ 10:19.4   58S 10:24.8   38S 10:26.4   26S no occultation
SEPTEMBER 
Sep 1022996.2D38+ 10:04.5   64S 10:06.3   46S 10:06.1   39S 10:07.4   28S
Sep 1226174.6D60+ 11:03.7   28S 10:06.3   46S 10:06.1   39S 10:07.4   28S
Sep 1327843.3D70+ 07:30.1   89S 07:31.2   73S 07:28.9   65S 07:28.1   56S
Sep 1530165.2D89+ 08:42.7   29S no occultation no occultation no occultation
Sep 19  1464.3R97- 15:21.0   76S 15:14.3   70S 15:08.4   70S 15:02.4   70S
Sep 22  5365.4R75- 16:08.3   76S 15:57.7   15S 15:52.4   14S 15:47.3   13S
Sep 22  5394.3R75- 16:50.0   63S 16:44.5   56S 16:38.8   55S 16:33.3   55S
Sep 22  5385.7R75- 16:37.5   15N 16:47.2   35N 16:43.3   36N 16:39.0   38N
Sep 22  5413.9R75- 16:43.1   18S no occultation no occultation no occultation
Sep 22  5425.8R75- 17:21.5   68S 17:15.6   62S 17:09.4   61S 17:03.3   60S
Sep 2611345.1R36- 17:20.4   60N 17:28.0   67N 17:27.2   69N 17:26.9   71N
OCTOBER 
Oct 0722576.7D15+ 09:07.2   44S no occultation no occultation no occultation
Oct 0824046.7D23+ 07:49.3   58S 07:54.7   36S 07:57.1   24S no occultation
Oct 0824097.0D24+ 08:36.4   81N 08:32.0   86S 08:28.5   82S 08:25.1   76S
Oct 0925544.5D34+ no occultation no occultation 09:01.9   10N 08:51.2   21N
NOVEMBER 
Nov 13  1464.3D92+ 08:27.8   26N 08:19.5   40N 08:15.5   42N 08:27.8   26N
Nov 1910325.4R87- 15:23.2   85S 15:21.8   78S 15:16.6   75S 08:27.8   26N
Nov 2617723.9R25- 16:22.9   74S 16:29.7   67S 16:30.8   62S 16:32.2   57S
DECEMBER 
Dec 732756.0D38+ 09:10.2   72S 09:04.8   64S 08:59.5   64S 08:53.6   64S
Dec 834124.2D50+ 11:30.4   46N 11:21.1   53N 11:16.3   54N 11:10.9   55N
Dec 15  8101.6D100+ 14:21.0   61N 14:33.6   71N 14:33.8   80N 14:38.4   86S
DateZCMagEv% Auck   CA Well   CA Chch   CA Dudn   CA

Notes on Events

May 11, disappearance of ZC810 this is a daytime event.

June 16, occultation of Jupiter and its satellites. These are extended objects, so events are prolonged:
Jupiter will take 2 or 3 minutes to be completely obscured, the satellites a few seconds.
The reappearance of Jupiter is at the bright limb as is the partial graze visible from Dunedin.

September 22, the stars occulted are in the Pleiades. Note that the order of occultation of the stars varies from place to place.

Notes on Stars
ZC 50 = 44 Psc, micro-variable
ZC 146 = ε Psc. Double star, 5.2+5.2 sepn 0.25" PA 29.0
ZC 501 is multiple: 6.0+? sepn 0.200" PA 8.0, 6.2+9.7 sepn 0.80" PA 65.0
ZC 536 = 16 Tau. Double star, 5.7+7.7 sepn 0.100" PA 90.0
ZC 538 = 18 Tau. Double star, 6.4+6.4 sepn 0.050" PA 0.0
ZC 539 = 19 Tau. Multiple star, 4.6+6.1 sepn 0.012" PA 0.0;  4.3+8.1 sepn 71" PA 329
ZC 541 = 20 Tau. Double star, 4.4+5.4 sepn 0.003" PA 69.0
ZC 542 = 21 Tau.
ZC 810 = El Nath, β Tau. Triple star: 2.6+2.6 sepn 0.100" PA 270.0, 1.6+? sepn 33" PA 239.0
ZC 1032 = 28 Gem
ZC 1119 = 59 Gem
ZC 1122 = ι Gem. Double star: 4.7+4.7, sepn 0.100" PA 270.0
ZC 1134 = 64 Gem.
ZC 1137 = 65 Gem. Triple star: 5.0+?, sepn 0.100" PA 195.0
ZC 1363 = ξ Cnc. Double star: 5.7+6.2, sepn 0.200" PA 108.0
ZC 1749 = 10 Vir. Double star, secondary too faint to observe
ZC 1772 = η Vir. Double star: 3.8+?, sepn 0.088" PA 238.5, micro-variable
ZC 2349 = σ Sco muliple star: 3.3+5.3, sepn 0.000" PA 0.0;  3.0+5.1, sepn 0.40" PA 249.0;   2.8+8.4 sepn 20.0" PA 273.0
ZC 2554 = X Sgr. Double star: 5.2+5.2, sepn 0.050" PA 0.0  Variable star: 4.20 to 4.90 V, Period 7.01283 days
ZC 2583 double star: 6.6+6.6, sepn 0.100" PA 90.0
ZC 2617 double star: 5.1+5.9, sepn 0.26" PA 12.0
ZC 2784 = τ Sgr, double star: 4.2+4.2, sepn 0.009" PA 310.7
ZC 3089 = χ Cap, triple star, components too faint to observe
ZC 3106 = φ Cap
ZC 3106 = 45 Aqr
ZC 3106 = φ Aqr, micro-variable

Data on this page computed with David Herald's Win OCCULT 3.0 software.

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