ANALYSIS
OF LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS
- BY
BYRON W. SOULSBY, THEODORE LUNAR
OBSERVATORY, AUSTRALIA
CRATER
TIMING REDUCTIONS FOR 19451219
OBSERVER
SOULSBY BYRON W.
NUMBER
OF TIMINGS PREDICTED 58
IMMERSION
TIMINGS
|
FEATURE |
TYPE |
TIME (UT) |
Rc |
Ro |
Ro - Rc |
E % |
PSI(+N/-S) |
X |
Y |
R |
|
FIRST CONTACT |
PRIMARY |
0.3722 |
0.7337 |
0.7487 |
0.0150 |
2.0479 |
23.6536 |
-0.9254 |
0.3790 |
1.0000 |
|
SECOND CONTACT |
PRIMARY |
1.4021 |
0.7323 |
0.7477 |
0.0154 |
2.1055 |
-43.3231 |
0.7366 |
-0.6764 |
1.0000 |
|
BRIGGS |
MID |
0.3836 |
0.7333 |
0.7481 |
0.0148 |
2.0232 |
22.0691 |
-0.8549 |
0.4443 |
0.9635 |
|
SELEUCUS |
MID |
0.3857 |
0.7332 |
0.7478 |
0.0146 |
1.9941 |
23.9679 |
-0.8796 |
0.3596 |
0.9503 |
|
RICCIOLI |
MID |
0.4227 |
0.7329 |
0.7477 |
0.0148 |
2.0225 |
-33.4391 |
-0.9768 |
-0.0526 |
0.9783 |
|
REINER |
MID |
0.4233 |
0.7327 |
0.7471 |
0.0143 |
1.9548 |
28.0906 |
-0.8441 |
0.1679 |
0.8606 |
|
ARISTARCHUS |
MID |
0.4258 |
0.7329 |
0.7470 |
0.0142 |
1.9346 |
22.6439 |
-0.7176 |
0.4013 |
0.8222 |
|
KRIEGER |
MID |
0.4330 |
0.7329 |
0.7470 |
0.0141 |
1.9262 |
20.7260 |
-0.6651 |
0.4841 |
0.8226 |
|
GRIMALDI |
MID |
0.4355 |
0.7327 |
0.7474 |
0.0147 |
2.0082 |
-34.2586 |
-0.9487 |
-0.0910 |
0.9531 |
|
MAIRAN |
MID |
0.4456 |
0.7331 |
0.7475 |
0.0144 |
1.9671 |
16.6192 |
-0.5504 |
0.6633 |
0.8619 |
|
KEPLER |
MID |
0.4757 |
0.7324 |
0.7464 |
0.0139 |
1.9039 |
28.2191 |
-0.6620 |
0.1400 |
0.6766 |
|
CRUGER |
MID |
0.4859 |
0.7325 |
0.7472 |
0.0148 |
2.0175 |
-38.8157 |
-0.9037 |
-0.2877 |
0.9484 |
|
EULER |
MID |
0.4903 |
0.7326 |
0.7464 |
0.0138 |
1.8828 |
22.2115 |
-0.5009 |
0.3946 |
0.6377 |
|
LAPLACE |
MID |
0.5012 |
0.7330 |
0.7472 |
0.0142 |
1.9323 |
14.9244 |
-0.3467 |
0.7186 |
0.7979 |
|
BILLY |
MID |
0.5111 |
0.7322 |
0.7465 |
0.0143 |
1.9576 |
-37.3118 |
-0.7850 |
-0.2392 |
0.8207 |
|
PYTHEAS |
MID |
0.5239 |
0.7324 |
0.7463 |
0.0139 |
1.8922 |
22.8864 |
-0.3888 |
0.3492 |
0.5226 |
|
COPERNICUS |
MID |
0.5442 |
0.7322 |
0.7460 |
0.0138 |
1.8828 |
26.8870 |
-0.3994 |
0.1674 |
0.4331 |
|
TIMOCHARIS |
MID |
0.5504 |
0.7325 |
0.7463 |
0.0138 |
1.8800 |
20.4156 |
-0.2612 |
0.4483 |
0.5189 |
|
PLATO |
MID |
0.5529 |
0.7330 |
0.7473 |
0.0143 |
1.9536 |
13.0826 |
-0.1414 |
0.7808 |
0.7935 |
|
PICO |
MID |
0.5534 |
0.7329 |
0.7470 |
0.0141 |
1.9239 |
14.4213 |
-0.1551 |
0.7185 |
0.7351 |
|
GASSENDI |
MID |
0.5548 |
0.7320 |
0.7463 |
0.0143 |
1.9575 |
-38.4427 |
-0.6589 |
-0.3015 |
0.7246 |
|
ERATOSTHENES |
MID |
0.5735 |
0.7322 |
0.7460 |
0.0138 |
1.8796 |
24.6883 |
-0.2535 |
0.2493 |
0.3555 |
|
ARCHIMEDES |
MID |
0.5831 |
0.7325 |
0.7464 |
0.0139 |
1.8941 |
19.0498 |
-0.1190 |
0.4944 |
0.5085 |
|
PITON |
MID |
0.5842 |
0.7327 |
0.7467 |
0.0140 |
1.9114 |
15.8480 |
-0.0653 |
0.6392 |
0.6425 |
|
ARISTILLUS |
MID |
1.0010 |
0.7326 |
0.7465 |
0.0139 |
1.9025 |
17.5449 |
-0.0386 |
0.5553 |
0.5566 |
|
AUTOLYCUS |
MID |
1.0039 |
0.7325 |
0.7465 |
0.0139 |
1.9027 |
18.5408 |
-0.0369 |
0.5080 |
0.5094 |
|
CASSINI |
MID |
1.0053 |
0.7327 |
0.7451 |
0.0124 |
1.6937 |
15.5581 |
0.0086 |
0.6446 |
0.6446 |
|
BULLIALDUS |
MID |
1.0327 |
0.7317 |
0.7460 |
0.0143 |
1.9547 |
-38.9820 |
-0.4105 |
-0.3545 |
0.5424 |
|
ARISTOTELES |
MID |
1.0357 |
0.7330 |
0.7452 |
0.0122 |
1.6686 |
12.6321 |
0.1494 |
0.7664 |
0.7808 |
|
EUDOXUS |
MID |
1.0435 |
0.7328 |
0.7451 |
0.0123 |
1.6731 |
14.0843 |
0.1549 |
0.6963 |
0.7133 |
|
LINNE |
MID |
1.0535 |
0.7325 |
0.7452 |
0.0127 |
1.7355 |
19.0746 |
0.1215 |
0.4638 |
0.4794 |
|
RAMSDEN |
MID |
1.0545 |
0.7317 |
0.7463 |
0.0146 |
1.9953 |
-43.9880 |
-0.4889 |
-0.5440 |
0.7314 |
|
SCHICKARD |
MID |
1.0649 |
0.7318 |
0.7467 |
0.0149 |
2.0318 |
-48.5461 |
-0.6086 |
-0.7001 |
0.9276 |
|
MANILIUS |
MID |
1.0658 |
0.7322 |
0.7455 |
0.0133 |
1.8196 |
23.7997 |
0.0878 |
0.2475 |
0.2626 |
|
BURG |
MID |
1.0800 |
0.7329 |
0.7484 |
0.0155 |
2.1185 |
13.4827 |
0.2922 |
0.7063 |
0.7644 |
|
ALPHONSUS |
1 C |
1.0858 |
0.7317 |
0.7552 |
0.0235 |
3.2117 |
-35.1955 |
-0.1098 |
-0.2346 |
0.2590 |
|
MENELAUS |
MID |
1.0944 |
0.7322 |
0.7454 |
0.0132 |
1.7965 |
22.8343 |
0.2016 |
0.2779 |
0.3433 |
|
PITATUS |
MID |
1.1037 |
0.7315 |
0.7461 |
0.0146 |
1.9952 |
-42.0652 |
-0.2576 |
-0.4980 |
0.5607 |
|
JULIUS CAESAR |
MID |
1.1106 |
0.7321 |
0.7457 |
0.0136 |
1.8516 |
25.5044 |
0.1975 |
0.1553 |
0.2512 |
|
HERCULES |
MID |
1.1108 |
0.7330 |
0.7454 |
0.0124 |
1.6917 |
12.7962 |
0.3976 |
0.7271 |
0.8287 |
|
POSIDONIUS |
MID |
1.1200 |
0.7326 |
0.7454 |
0.0127 |
1.7370 |
17.0767 |
0.3744 |
0.5260 |
0.6457 |
|
ATLAS |
MID |
1.1232 |
0.7331 |
0.7455 |
0.0124 |
1.6948 |
12.6879 |
0.4475 |
0.7260 |
0.8528 |
|
ENDYMION |
MID |
1.1244 |
0.7333 |
0.7458 |
0.0125 |
1.6997 |
10.9841 |
0.4723 |
0.8045 |
0.9329 |
|
PLINIUS |
MID |
1.1321 |
0.7323 |
0.7454 |
0.0132 |
1.7987 |
22.8153 |
0.3275 |
0.2628 |
0.4199 |
|
DIONYSIUS |
1 C |
1.1330 |
0.7320 |
0.7472 |
0.0152 |
2.0715 |
27.7746 |
0.2324 |
0.0477 |
0.2372 |
|
VITRUVIUS |
MID |
1.1559 |
0.7324 |
0.7455 |
0.0131 |
1.7930 |
21.6782 |
0.4397 |
0.3014 |
0.5331 |
|
LONGOMONTANUS |
MID |
1.1659 |
0.7315 |
0.7463 |
0.0149 |
2.0335 |
-49.1367 |
-0.2782 |
-0.7622 |
0.8114 |
|
TYCHO |
MID |
1.1707 |
0.7314 |
0.7463 |
0.0149 |
2.0326 |
-46.7170 |
-0.1876 |
-0.6854 |
0.7106 |
|
CENSORINUS |
MID |
1.2106 |
0.7321 |
0.7461 |
0.0140 |
1.9155 |
-28.2949 |
0.4850 |
-0.0080 |
0.4851 |
|
THEOPHILUS |
MID |
1.2113 |
0.7318 |
0.7463 |
0.0145 |
1.9790 |
-32.9156 |
0.3770 |
-0.1987 |
0.4262 |
|
PROCLUS |
MID |
1.2213 |
0.7325 |
0.7458 |
0.0133 |
1.8108 |
21.6140 |
0.6580 |
0.2765 |
0.7137 |
|
CLAVIUS |
MID |
1.2234 |
0.7315 |
0.7466 |
0.0151 |
2.0646 |
-51.2677 |
-0.1625 |
-0.8523 |
0.8677 |
|
TARUNTIUS |
MID |
1.2451 |
0.7323 |
0.7461 |
0.0137 |
1.8769 |
25.4487 |
0.6768 |
0.0967 |
0.6837 |
|
PICARD |
MID |
1.2502 |
0.7326 |
0.7460 |
0.0134 |
1.8304 |
21.9334 |
0.7508 |
0.2497 |
0.7912 |
|
MARE CRISIUM |
MID |
1.2624 |
0.7327 |
0.7461 |
0.0133 |
1.8219 |
21.6046 |
0.8042 |
0.2582 |
0.8446 |
|
MESSIER |
MID |
1.2706 |
0.7322 |
0.7462 |
0.0140 |
1.9117 |
-28.2814 |
0.6939 |
-0.0340 |
0.6947 |
|
GOCLENIUS |
MID |
1.2807 |
0.7321 |
0.7464 |
0.0143 |
1.9528 |
-31.5645 |
0.6510 |
-0.1745 |
0.6739 |
|
LANGRENUS |
MID |
1.3237 |
0.7323 |
0.7466 |
0.0142 |
1.9443 |
-30.6025 |
0.8315 |
-0.1553 |
0.8459 |
NUMBER
OF OBSERVATIONS 58
MEAN
% E FOR TIMINGS 1.9287,
STANDARD
DEVIATION 0.2052,
MEAN
ERROR 0.027
ANALYSIS
OF LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS
- BY
BYRON W. SOULSBY, THEODORE LUNAR
OBSERVATORY, AUSTRALIA
CRATER
TIMING REDUCTIONS FOR 19451219
OBSERVER
GUTH V.
NUMBER
OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 18
IMMERSION
TIMINGS
|
FEATURE |
TYPE |
TIME (UT) |
Rc |
Ro |
Ro - Rc |
E % |
PSI(+N/-S) |
X |
Y |
R |
|
MANILIUS |
MID |
1.0618 |
0.7322 |
0.7516 |
0.0194 |
2.6461 |
23.6613 |
0.0877 |
0.2475 |
0.2626 |
|
MENELAUS |
MID |
1.0936 |
0.7322 |
0.7466 |
0.0144 |
1.9626 |
22.8080 |
0.2016 |
0.2779 |
0.3433 |
|
PLATO |
MID |
0.5530 |
0.7330 |
0.7472 |
0.0142 |
1.9321 |
13.0839 |
-0.1414 |
0.7808 |
0.7935 |
|
COPERNICUS |
MID |
0.5411 |
0.7322 |
0.7506 |
0.0184 |
2.5162 |
26.7596 |
-0.3995 |
0.1674 |
0.4332 |
|
DIONYSIUS |
MID |
1.1323 |
0.7320 |
0.7469 |
0.0149 |
2.0323 |
27.7438 |
0.2324 |
0.0477 |
0.2372 |
|
ARISTARCHUS |
MID |
0.4243 |
0.7329 |
0.7493 |
0.0164 |
2.2424 |
22.5959 |
-0.7177 |
0.4013 |
0.8222 |
|
KEPLER |
MID |
0.4717 |
0.7324 |
0.7523 |
0.0199 |
2.7134 |
28.0446 |
-0.6621 |
0.1400 |
0.6767 |
|
PROCLUS |
MID |
1.2201 |
0.7325 |
0.7476 |
0.0151 |
2.0573 |
21.5782 |
0.6580 |
0.2765 |
0.7137 |
|
MOSTING A |
MID |
1.0459 |
0.7319 |
0.7428 |
0.0110 |
1.4998 |
-31.3340 |
-0.1565 |
-0.0570 |
0.1666 |
|
ARCHIMEDES |
MID |
0.5812 |
0.7325 |
0.7493 |
0.0168 |
2.2952 |
19.0023 |
-0.1190 |
0.4944 |
0.5086 |
|
MARE CRISIUM |
MID |
1.2512 |
0.7327 |
0.7571 |
0.0244 |
3.3275 |
21.3885 |
0.8041 |
0.2582 |
0.8445 |
|
GRIMALDI |
MID |
0.4417 |
0.7327 |
0.7444 |
0.0116 |
1.5897 |
-34.3800 |
-0.9487 |
-0.0910 |
0.9531 |
|
TYCHO |
MID |
1.1735 |
0.7314 |
0.7429 |
0.0115 |
1.5718 |
-46.9333 |
-0.1876 |
-0.6854 |
0.7106 |
NUMBER
OF OBSERVATIONS 13
MEAN
% E FOR TIMINGS 2.1836,
STANDARD
DEVIATION 0.5224,
MEAN
ERROR 0.145
EMERSION
TIMINGS
|
FEATURE |
TYPE |
TIME (UT) |
Rc |
Ro |
Ro - Rc |
E % |
PSI(+N/-S) |
X |
Y |
R |
|
COPERNICUS |
MID |
3.2223 |
0.7319 |
0.7429 |
0.0110 |
1.5080 |
12.8167 |
-0.3798 |
0.1675 |
0.4151 |
|
ARISTARCHUS |
MID |
3.1413 |
0.7324 |
0.7444 |
0.0120 |
1.6387 |
8.5606 |
-0.7048 |
0.4013 |
0.8110 |
|
KEPLER |
MID |
3.1442 |
0.7321 |
0.7468 |
0.0147 |
2.0051 |
14.0577 |
-0.6459 |
0.1400 |
0.6610 |
|
GRIMALDI |
MID |
3.0311 |
0.7325 |
0.7425 |
0.0100 |
1.3593 |
-20.3293 |
-0.9423 |
-0.0910 |
0.9467 |
|
TYCHO |
MID |
3.1753 |
0.7315 |
0.7437 |
0.0122 |
1.6683 |
-32.7442 |
-0.1751 |
-0.6854 |
0.7074 |
NUMBER
OF OBSERVATIONS 5
MEAN
% E FOR TIMINGS 1.6359,
STANDARD
DEVIATION 0.2399,
MEAN
ERROR 0.107,
Legend
FEATURE
is a primary contact, a
lunar crater or other feature timed.
TYPE
is the timing type, the four
primaries as First Contact, Second Contact, Third contact OR Fourth
contact, OR
MID as a MID-crater timing, 1 C first contact, 2 C second contact, 3 C
Third
contact OR 4 C Fourth contact (these last four contact timings refer to
the
umbral contact with the crater edges).
TIME
of the observation in
hours.minutes seconds (eg 12.3645) in Universal Time.
Rc
is the computed radius of the
umbral shadow at contact from the umbral centre in units of the earth's
equatorial radius.
Ro
is the observed radius of the
umbral shadow at contact from the umbral centre in units of the earth's
equatorial radius.
Ro
- Rc is the difference in the
two radii in units of the earth's equatorial radius
E%
is the computed enlargement of
the umbra ((Ro-Rc)/Rc) X 100%, should be near to 2.0%, if the result is
greater
than 4% it is rejected by the analysis program.
PSI
is the position angle of the
timed feature on the umbra, from North through East in decimal degrees.
X
is the computed x-coordinate of
the contact point of the timed feature from the centre of the Moon in
decimal
degrees.
Y
is the computed y-coordinate of
the contact point of the timed feature from the centre of the Moon in
decimal
degrees.
R
is the computed radius of the
contact point of the timed feature from the centre of the Moon in units
of the
Moon's semi-diameter (at primary contacts R = 1).
F
& FM ARE 298.26, 218.25
DATE
:02-27-2007
AT
TIME 16:41:31