ANALYSIS OF LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS

- BY BYRON W. SOULSBY, THEODORE LUNAR OBSERVATORY, AUSTRALIA

CRATER TIMING REDUCTIONS FOR 2003 NOVEMBER 9

OBSERVER COOPER TIM

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 59

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

FIRST CONTACT

PRIMARY

23.3044

0.7026

0.7299

0.0273

3.8861

47.9199

-0.8353

0.5497

1.0000

SECOND CONTACT

PRIMARY

1.0459

0.7010

0.7190

0.0180

2.5624

-81.8751

0.1071

-0.9942

1.0000

GRIMALDI

1 C

23.4357

0.7013

0.7166

0.0153

2.1834

-64.5466

-0.9389

-0.0912

0.9433

GRIMALDI

2 C

23.4816

0.7012

0.7208

0.0196

2.7953

-66.5130

-0.9387

-0.0912

0.9431

GASSENDI

2 C

0.0329

0.7005

0.7208

0.0202

2.8905

-71.3292

-0.6364

-0.3018

0.7044

CAMPANUS

1 C

0.1449

0.7003

0.7236

0.0233

3.3231

-75.4529

-0.4370

-0.4707

0.6423

CAMPANUS

2 C

0.1559

0.7003

0.7103

0.0100

1.4212

-76.0775

-0.4369

-0.4707

0.6422

CAPUANUS

1 C

0.1951

0.7003

0.7271

0.0268

3.8261

-78.3375

-0.3967

-0.5618

0.6877

CAPUANUS

2 C

0.2129

0.7003

0.7100

0.0098

1.3927

-79.2432

-0.3965

-0.5618

0.6876

MERCATOR

1 C

0.1609

0.7003

0.7245

0.0242

3.4514

-75.8595

-0.4105

-0.4891

0.6385

MERCATOR

2 C

0.1655

0.7003

0.7138

0.0135

1.9261

-76.2703

-0.4105

-0.4891

0.6385

KEPLER

1 C

23.4624

0.7011

0.7249

0.0238

3.3917

57.4962

-0.6391

0.1397

0.6542

KEPLER

2 C

23.4704

0.7011

0.7246

0.0235

3.3553

57.7494

-0.6390

0.1397

0.6541

ARISTARCHUS

1 C

23.3819

0.7016

0.7246

0.0230

3.2808

51.1713

-0.7001

0.4010

0.8069

ARISTARCHUS

2 C

23.3913

0.7016

0.7219

0.0203

2.8923

51.4583

-0.7001

0.4010

0.8068

BULLIALDUS

1 C

0.1049

0.7003

0.7265

0.0262

3.7384

-71.0813

-0.3835

-0.3548

0.5224

BULLIALDUS

2 C

0.1148

0.7003

0.7117

0.0114

1.6286

-71.5739

-0.3833

-0.3548

0.5223

PITATUS

2 C

0.2305

0.7002

0.7058

0.0056

0.7997

-76.2605

-0.2304

-0.4983

0.5490

TYCHO

2 C

0.3614

0.7002

0.7019

0.0017

0.2417

-84.1867

-0.1638

-0.6856

0.7049

COPERNICUS

1 C

23.5324

0.7009

0.7211

0.0202

2.8803

55.8311

-0.3716

0.1671

0.4074

COPERNICUS

2 C

23.5529

0.7009

0.7200

0.0191

2.7237

56.5981

-0.3713

0.1671

0.4072

ARCHIMEDES

1 C

23.5444

0.7015

0.7201

0.0186

2.6527

47.0404

-0.0928

0.4941

0.5027

ARCHIMEDES

2 C

23.5539

0.7014

0.7250

0.0235

3.3537

47.2934

-0.0927

0.4941

0.5027

MANILIUS

1 C

0.0639

0.7010

0.7195

0.0185

2.6347

52.4425

0.1175

0.2472

0.2737

MANILIUS

2 C

0.0709

0.7010

0.7220

0.0210

2.9931

52.6085

0.1175

0.2472

0.2737

MENELAUS

1 C

0.0949

0.7011

0.7211

0.0199

2.8447

51.4808

0.2306

0.2775

0.3608

MENELAUS

2 C

0.1029

0.7011

0.7122

0.0111

1.5765

51.6972

0.2306

0.2775

0.3609

PLATO

1 C

23.4849

0.7021

0.7203

0.0181

2.5823

40.5426

-0.1231

0.7806

0.7902

PLATO

2 C

23.5034

0.7021

0.7205

0.0184

2.6139

40.9059

-0.1230

0.7806

0.7902

EUDOXUS

1 C

0.0006

0.7020

0.7157

0.0138

1.9616

41.7176

0.1760

0.6961

0.7180

EUDOXUS

2 C

0.0108

0.7019

0.7179

0.0160

2.2778

41.9461

0.1761

0.6961

0.7180

ARISTOTELES

1 C

23.5816

0.7021

0.7184

0.0163

2.3178

40.0464

0.1681

0.7662

0.7844

ARISTOTELES

2 C

23.5953

0.7021

0.7191

0.0170

2.4200

40.3739

0.1683

0.7662

0.7844

PROCLUS

1 C

0.2319

0.7015

0.7206

0.0191

2.7221

50.0690

0.6794

0.2763

0.7335

PROCLUS

2 C

0.2404

0.7015

0.7111

0.0096

1.3701

50.3021

0.6795

0.2763

0.7335

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 35

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.5403,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.8531,

MEAN ERROR 0.144

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

THIRD CONTACT

PRIMARY

1.3139

0.7021

0.7182

0.0161

2.2911

-53.3816

-0.3662

-0.9305

1.0000

GRIMALDI

4 C

1.5129

0.7032

0.7288

0.0256

3.6438

-20.5557

-0.9325

-0.0912

0.9370

SCHICKARD

3 C

1.3837

0.7021

0.7029

0.0008

0.1155

-42.2689

-0.5913

-0.7003

0.9166

SCHICKARD

4 C

1.4059

0.7022

0.7261

0.0239

3.3974

-40.8406

-0.5912

-0.7003

0.9165

RAMSDEN

3 C

1.5239

0.7021

0.7103

0.0081

1.1550

-34.3023

-0.4566

-0.5443

0.7104

RAMSDEN

4 C

1.5309

0.7022

0.7155

0.0133

1.8932

-34.0217

-0.4565

-0.5443

0.7104

KEPLER

3 C

2.0724

0.7029

0.7146

0.0117

1.6688

13.0651

-0.6233

0.1397

0.6387

KEPLER

4 C

2.0757

0.7029

0.7228

0.0200

2.8388

12.8526

-0.6232

0.1397

0.6387

ARISTARCHUS

3 C

2.0902

0.7032

0.7116

0.0084

1.1972

6.7170

-0.6869

0.4010

0.7954

ARISTARCHUS

4 C

2.0943

0.7032

0.7220

0.0188

2.6752

6.4950

-0.6868

0.4010

0.7953

BULLIALDUS

3 C

2.0329

0.7023

0.7087

0.0065

0.9206

-26.9089

-0.3693

-0.3548

0.5121

BULLIALDUS

4 C

2.0429

0.7023

0.7224

0.0201

2.8567

-26.4030

-0.3691

-0.3548

0.5120

PITATUS

3 C

2.0314

0.7021

0.7032

0.0011

0.1571

-31.6164

-0.2180

-0.4983

0.5439

PITATUS

4 C

2.0544

0.7021

0.7276

0.0255

3.6296

-30.2731

-0.2177

-0.4983

0.5437

TYCHO

3 C

1.5659

0.7019

0.7042

0.0023

0.3297

-38.9032

-0.1553

-0.6856

0.7030

TYCHO

4 C

1.5924

0.7020

0.7246

0.0226

3.2240

-37.4906

-0.1551

-0.6856

0.7030

COPERNICUS

4 C

2.1825

0.7027

0.7307

0.0280

3.9803

11.0369

-0.3520

0.1671

0.3897

PLATO

3 C

2.3209

0.7032

0.7193

0.0162

2.3008

4.0252

-0.1084

0.7806

0.7881

PLATO

4 C

2.3351

0.7032

0.7171

0.0139

1.9773

4.3806

-0.1083

0.7806

0.7881

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 19

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.1185,

STANDARD DEVIATION 1.2228,

MEAN ERROR 0.281,


 

OBSERVER SOUZA WILLIAN

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 38

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

FIRST CONTACT

PRIMARY

23.3345

0.7026

0.7071

0.0046

0.6509

48.7994

-0.8353

0.5497

1.0000

SECOND CONTACT

PRIMARY

1.0750

0.7011

0.7135

0.0124

1.7714

-80.0256

0.1071

-0.9942

1.0000

ARISTARCHUS

MID

23.3952

0.7016

0.7152

0.0136

1.9411

51.6690

-0.7000

0.4010

0.8067

GRIMALDI

1 C

23.4500

0.7013

0.7100

0.0088

1.2479

-65.0118

-0.9389

-0.0912

0.9433

GRIMALDI

2 C

23.4815

0.7012

0.7209

0.0197

2.8093

-66.5052

-0.9387

-0.0912

0.9431

GRIMALDI

MID

23.4647

0.7012

0.7143

0.0131

1.8671

-65.8210

-0.9388

-0.0912

0.9432

PLATO

MID

23.5043

0.7021

0.7122

0.0101

1.4410

40.9377

-0.1230

0.7806

0.7902

PICO

MID

23.5115

0.7019

0.7128

0.0109

1.5519

42.3881

-0.1345

0.7183

0.7308

TIMOCHARIS

MID

23.5212

0.7014

0.7196

0.0182

2.5922

48.8277

-0.2351

0.4480

0.5059

COPERNICUS

1 C

23.5335

0.7009

0.7199

0.0189

2.6981

55.8974

-0.3716

0.1671

0.4074

COPERNICUS

2 C

23.5530

0.7009

0.7199

0.0190

2.7075

56.6043

-0.3713

0.1671

0.4072

COPERNICUS

MID

23.5503

0.7009

0.7163

0.0154

2.1984

56.4360

-0.3714

0.1671

0.4072

ARISTOTELES

MID

23.5824

0.7021

0.7241

0.0220

3.1345

40.0729

0.1681

0.7662

0.7844

EUDOXUS

MID

0.0010

0.7020

0.7204

0.0184

2.6250

41.7322

0.1760

0.6961

0.7180

MANILIUS

MID

0.0645

0.7010

0.7218

0.0208

2.9682

52.4756

0.1175

0.2472

0.2737

MENELAUS

MID

0.1042

0.7011

0.7126

0.0115

1.6396

51.7681

0.2307

0.2775

0.3609

PLINIUS

MID

0.1358

0.7012

0.7184

0.0172

2.4553

51.4718

0.3555

0.2625

0.4419

CAMPANUS

MID

0.1629

0.7003

0.7115

0.0112

1.6042

-76.3483

-0.4368

-0.4707

0.6421

DIONYSIUS

MID

0.1705

0.7008

0.7141

0.0133

1.8968

57.4854

0.2628

0.0473

0.2670

BIRT

MID

0.1840

0.7002

0.7169

0.0167

2.3833

-71.4393

-0.1675

-0.3809

0.4161

PROCLUS

MID

0.2336

0.7015

0.7165

0.0150

2.1426

50.1566

0.6795

0.2763

0.7335

CENSORINUS

MID

0.2501

0.7009

0.7199

0.0190

2.7108

-57.7506

0.5123

-0.0083

0.5124

MARE CRISIUM

MID

0.2714

0.7017

0.7237

0.0220

3.1409

49.8438

0.8204

0.2580

0.8600

TARUNTIUS

MID

0.2847

0.7012

0.7130

0.0118

1.6830

54.7467

0.6994

0.0965

0.7061

TYCHO

2 C

0.3543

0.7002

0.7039

0.0037

0.5338

-83.8796

-0.1638

-0.6856

0.7050

TYCHO

MID

0.3431

0.7002

0.7144

0.0142

2.0217

-83.1732

-0.1640

-0.6856

0.7050

LANGRENUS

MID

0.4006

0.7011

0.7120

0.0109

1.5547

-60.9902

0.8482

-0.1555

0.8623

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 27

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.0730,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.6907,

MEAN ERROR 0.133

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

GRIMALDI

MID

1.5040

0.7032

0.7132

0.0101

1.4299

-20.9305

-0.9326

-0.0912

0.9370

BILLY

MID

1.5321

0.7027

0.7157

0.0130

1.8502

-24.5706

-0.7562

-0.2395

0.7932

TYCHO

MID

1.5748

0.7019

0.7127

0.0108

1.5402

-38.4214

-0.1553

-0.6856

0.7030

KEPLER

MID

2.0650

0.7029

0.7130

0.0101

1.4410

13.2863

-0.6233

0.1397

0.6388

PYTHEAS

MID