LUNAR ECLIPSE CIRCUMSTANCES

Calwell Lunar Observatory, Canberra, ACT Australia

PRIME CONTACT TIMES FOR LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2001 JULY 5

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PARTIAL ECLIPSE
PRIME CONTACT TIME (H.MS) in U.T.

Moon enters penumbra (PC1) 12.1056
Moon enters umbra (1C)     13.3513
                   Middle of Eclipse (MID) 14.5518 Magnitude 0.500
Moon leaves umbra (4C)     16.1523
Moon leaves penumbra (PC2) 17.3940

LUNAR LATITUDES AT PRIME CONTACTS in D.DD, - S, + N

Latitude at PC1 is 20.48
Latitude at 1C is  39.65
Latitude at 4C is  53.94
Latitude at PC2 is 34.55

VALUES OF MOON's RA(H.MS) & DEC(D.MS) FOR ECLIPSE OF 2001 JULY 5

FOR PC1 18.531136 -23.244624
FOR 1C  18.561871 -23.243945
FOR 2C  18.591660 -23.242009
FOR MID 18.591660 -23.242009
FOR 3C  18.591660 -23.242009
FOR 4C  19.021434 -23.234816
FOR PC2 19.052121 -23.230103

FOR ECLIPSE OF 2001 JULY 5

TIME(H.HH), X, Y, F2, SC, C, F1(D.DD) AND LUNAR MOTION(D.DD/MINUTE)

12.1056, -1.2872, -0.6683, 0.6668, 0.2492, -6.7897, 1.2010, 0.00774
13.3513, -0.6262, -0.6674, 0.6664, 0.2491, -7.0898, 1.2010, 0.00773
14.5518,  0.0015, -0.6660, 0.6661, 0.2490, -7.3739, 1.2010, 0.00773
16.1523,  0.6287, -0.6639, 0.6657, 0.2490, -7.6568, 1.2010, 0.00773
17.3940,  1.2881, -0.6612, 0.6654, 0.2489, -7.9533, 1.2010, 0.00785

CORRECTED VALUES OF PRIMARY CONTACTS FOR ECLIPSE OF 2001 JULY 5

VALUE OF OBLATENESS USED WAS 1/102

ILEE TIME FOR PC1 DELTA T (SEC)
12.1109, 12.68 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 1C DELTA T (SEC)
13.3515, 2.22 LATER
ILEE TIME FOR 3C DELTA T (SEC)
14.5430, 47.90 EARLIER
ILEE TIME FOR 4C DELTA T (SEC)
16.1521, 1.90 EARLIER
ILEE TIME FOR PC2 DELTA T (SEC)
17.3928, 12.53 EARLIER

COMPUTED AT 23:18:07 ON 06-15-2000

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