1996 September 27 Crater Timings

THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVER

1996 SEPTEMBER 27 ECLIPSE INDIVIDUAL OBSERVATIONS

1996 SEPTEMBER 27 TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE INDIVIDUAL CRATER TIMING OBSERVATIONS

A new web page from the CALWELL LUNAR OBSERVATORY

Amended 1996 December 22

Prepared by

Byron W. Soulsby, 23 Andrew Crescent, Calwell, Australian Capital Territory, 2905 Australia.

e-mail minnah@netspeed.com.au

CALWELL LUNAR OBSERVATORY

Longitude 149 ^o 06 ' 00.9 "(E), Latitude -35 ^o 26 ' 31.4"(S), Elevation 630m.

The observatory logo above is a thumbnail of my first CCD image analysed from the 1990 February 9 eclipse.

This page provides data from the analysis of fourteen individual astronomers' crater timing observations made throughout the world for the total lunar eclipse of 1996 September 27. It is best viewed using the maximum screen width available from your browser.

INDIVIDUAL CRATER TIMING REDUCTIONS FOR 1996 SEPTEMBER 27

OBSERVER 1: ROBERTSON, TIM

e-mail: trobert@earthlink.net
Address: 2010 Hillgate Way #L,Simi Valley CA 93065
Observing Location:     Templin Highway Site
Telescope: 90 mm Refractor  Magnification: 48x
Seeing: 8       Transparency: 5.5 (mid eclipse)
Danjon Scale Estimate (3:26)  :L= 2

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 11

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

THIRD CONTACT

PRIMARY

3.3100

0.7329

0.7588

0.0259

3.5392

62.9571

-0.7786

0.6276

1.0000

FOURTH CONTACT

PRIMARY

4.3630

0.7337

0.7490

0.0153

2.0870

-37.2885

0.9764

-0.2161

1.0000

KEPLER

3 C

3.4254

0.7325

0.7464

0.0139

1.9002

50.3347

-0.6578

0.1420

0.6730

ARISTARCHUS

3 C

3.3530

0.7323

0.7384

0.0061

0.8293

57.7177

-0.7146

0.4028

0.8203

ARISTARCHUS

4 C

3.3600

0.7323

0.7458

0.0135

1.8431

57.4848

-0.7146

0.4028

0.8203

COPERNICUS

4 C

3.5118

0.7322

0.7601

0.0279

3.8066

49.9570

-0.3941

0.1698

0.4292

TYCHO

4 C

4.0448

0.7335

0.7617

0.0282

3.8435

-30.2714

-0.1844

-0.6835

0.7079

PLATO

4 C

3.4548

0.7318

0.7531

0.0213

2.9123

66.1586

-0.1384

0.7824

0.7946

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 8

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.5952,

STANDARD DEVIATION 1.0982,

MEAN ERROR 0.388,

OBSERVER 2: CASTANO, JOSE GOMEZ

e-mail: <101357.2457@compuserve.com>
Address : C/. Galicia,17-4D E-28942 Fuenlabrada (Madrid) SPAIN
Latitude: 39^o 58' 18.9" N, Longitude: 04^o 49' 27.4" W, Altitude: 375m
INSTRUMENT: Refractor 60mm Magnification: 100X

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

1.1237

0.7364

0.7474

0.0110

1.4915

-1.9132

-0.8927

-0.4506

1.0000

SECOND CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.1935

0.7350

0.7471

0.0121

1.6438

28.4045

0.5997

0.8002

1.0000

BILLY

MID

1.1802

0.7355

0.7515

0.0160

2.1725

-6.2523

-0.7942

-0.2377

0.8290

GASSENDI

MID

1.2000

0.7354

0.7551

0.0197

2.6817

-4.4019

-0.6702

-0.2997

0.7341

BULLIALDUS

MID

1.2651

0.7351

0.7468

0.0117

1.5917

-2.7999

-0.4245

-0.3522

0.5516

TYCHO

MID

1.2841

0.7353

0.7497

0.0144

1.9615

-5.0365

-0.2006

-0.6835

0.7123

KEPLER

MID

1.2856

0.7350

0.7480

0.0130

1.7625

14.9568

-0.6723

0.1420

0.6871

ARISTARCHUS

MID

1.3325

0.7350

0.7519

0.0169

2.3030

21.5692

-0.7248

0.4028

0.8292

HERODOTUS

MID

1.3325

0.7350

0.7461

0.0110

1.5012

21.7998

-0.7476

0.3948

0.8455

COPERNICUS

MID

1.3547

0.7348

0.7529

0.0181

2.4594

14.6003

-0.4121

0.1699

0.4457

EULER

MID

1.3850

0.7347

0.7514

0.0167

2.2676

20.7273

-0.5108

0.3967

0.6467

PYTHEAS

MID

1.4042

0.7347

0.7502

0.0155

2.1091

19.2567

-0.3999

0.3515

0.5324

LAMBERT

MID

1.4305

0.7346

0.7508

0.0162

2.2069

21.4110

-0.3897

0.4365

0.5852

TIMOCHARIS

MID

1.4629

0.7346

0.7509

0.0163

2.2253

21.3892

-0.2719

0.4506

0.5263

DELAMBRE

MID

1.4752

0.7348

0.7606

0.0258

3.5137

-7.6958

0.2230

-0.0317

0.2252

ARCHIMEDES

MID

1.5102

0.7345

0.7535

0.0190

2.5879

21.9795

-0.1296

0.4968

0.5134

MENELAUS

MID

1.5406

0.7346

0.7524

0.0178

2.4184

15.4810

0.1889

0.2804

0.3381

MASKELYNE

MID

1.5605

0.7348

0.7485

0.0137

1.8586

9.1480

0.4296

0.0380

0.4313

PLINIUS

MID

1.5711

0.7346

0.7516

0.0170

2.3094

14.7571

0.3151

0.2653

0.4119

GOCLENIUS

MID

1.5809

0.7350

0.7496

0.0146

1.9837

-3.7357

0.6393

-0.1725

0.6621

PLATO

MID

2.0018

0.7344

0.7482

0.0138

1.8821

30.6436

-0.1478

0.7824

0.7963

VITRUVIUS

MID

2.0117

0.7347

0.7495

0.0148

2.0114

15.4569

0.4283

0.3037

0.5250

EUDOXUS

MID

2.0428

0.7344

0.7502

0.0158

2.1571

26.8360

0.1470

0.6982

0.7135

POSIDONIUS

MID

2.0522

0.7345

0.7478

0.0133

1.8086

21.5108

0.3650

0.5281

0.6420

PROCLUS

MID

2.0642

0.7349

0.7481

0.0132

1.8009

14.2233

0.6485

0.2784

0.7057

ARISTOTELES

MID

2.0710

0.7344

0.7469

0.0126

1.7122

29.1832

0.1427

0.7681

0.7813

PICARD

MID

2.0828

0.7350

0.7493

0.0143

1.9411

13.2261

0.7423

0.2513

0.7837

ATLAS

MID

2.1320

0.7346

0.7466

0.0120

1.6374

26.8806

0.4417

0.7274

0.8510

ENDYMION

MID

2.1605

0.7347

0.7498

0.0151

2.0581

28.8421

0.4684

0.8054

0.9318

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 29

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.0710,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.4205,

MEAN ERROR 0.078

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

FOURTH CONTACT

PRIMARY

4.3628

0.7337

0.7488

0.0150

2.0467

-37.2966

0.9764

-0.2161

1.0000

PICARD

MID

4.2515

0.7325

0.7501

0.0176

2.4043

48.5852

0.7547

0.2513

0.7954

TARUNTIUS

MID

4.2436

0.7325

0.7476

0.0151

2.0633

45.2907

0.6814

0.0986

0.6886

VENDELINUS

MID

4.3038

0.7332

0.7352

0.0019

0.2654

-36.6899

0.8189

-0.2799

0.8654

LANGRENUS

MID

4.3128

0.7331

0.7461

0.0130

1.7751

-39.1436

0.8348

-0.1539

0.8489

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 5

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.7110,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.8384,

MEAN ERROR 0.375,

OBSERVER 3: BINDER, DR.LOUIS

Location: George Observatory, Brazos Bend State Park,
outside of Houston,Texas, USA.
Latitude: 29 ^o 37' 10" N, Longitude 95 ^o 38' 05" W., Altitude sea level
email binder@onramp.net
8" Newonian Mag 76x
Weather Clear and breezy

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 2

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

PROCLUS

1 C

2.0653

0.7349

0.7481

0.0133

1.8043

14.2933

0.6485

0.2784

0.7057

PROCLUS

2 C

2.0732

0.7348

0.7400

0.0051

0.6963

14.5437

0.6485

0.2784

0.7058

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 2

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.2503,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.7835,

MEAN ERROR 0.554

OBSERVER 4: GONCALVES, RUI

Telescope: LX200 10" at f/6.3, Magnification: 64x (or X128)
 Temperature: 15 ^o C, R.H.: 95%, clear sky, st:2 (1-3)
SASSOEIROS (LISBON), PORTUGAL
38 ^o 42' 03.0" N, 9 ^o19' 33.7" W, Elevation: +63m ED50

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 61

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

GRIMALDI

MID

1.1700

0.7358

0.7460

0.0102

1.3839

-10.3149

-0.9532

-0.0902

0.9575

BILLY

MID

1.1800

0.7355

0.7518

0.0163

2.2115

-6.2426

-0.7942

-0.2377

0.8290

CAMPANUS

MID

1.2325

0.7353

0.7511

0.0158

2.1553

-0.2788

-0.4746

-0.4683

0.6668

TYCHO

1 C

1.2800

0.7353

0.7498

0.0145

1.9702

-5.1434

-0.2007

-0.6835

0.7123

TYCHO

MID

1.2830

0.7353

0.7514

0.0161

2.1904

-5.0653

-0.2006

-0.6835

0.7123

TYCHO

2 C

1.2910

0.7353

0.7515

0.0162

2.2021

-4.9597

-0.2005

-0.6835

0.7123

KEPLER

MID

1.2845

0.7350

0.7494

0.0144

1.9598

14.8856

-0.6723

0.1420

0.6871

BIRT

MID

1.3150

0.7350

0.7510

0.0159

2.1668

-1.5288

-0.2120

-0.3781

0.4334

ARISTARCHUS

MID

1.3340

0.7350

0.7501

0.0151

2.0560

21.6831

-0.7248

0.4028

0.8292

COPERNICUS

1 C

1.3525

0.7348

0.7487

0.0139

1.8972

14.4606

-0.4121

0.1699

0.4458

COPERNICUS

MID

1.3610

0.7348

0.7498

0.0150

2.0459

14.7475

-0.4120

0.1699

0.4457

COPERNICUS

2 C

1.3705

0.7348

0.7496

0.0148

2.0189

15.1044

-0.4119

0.1699

0.4456

PYTHEAS

MID

1.4055

0.7347

0.7485

0.0139

1.8882

19.3505

-0.3998

0.3515

0.5324

TIMOCHARIS

MID

1.4640

0.7346

0.7496

0.0150

2.0438

21.4724

-0.2719

0.4506

0.5263

DIONYSIUS

MID

1.5030

0.7347

0.7497

0.0150

2.0351

10.0055

0.2181

0.0503

0.2238

MANILIUS

MID

1.5100

0.7346

0.7478

0.0132

1.7961

15.3174

0.0746

0.2502

0.2610

STEVINUS A

MID

1.5310

0.7353

0.7499

0.0146

1.9893

-3.9305

0.6233

-0.5276

0.8166

CENSORINUS

MID

1.5625

0.7348

0.7487

0.0139

1.8866

-8.0077

0.4720

-0.0056

0.4720

PLINIUS

MID

1.5740

0.7346

0.7478

0.0131

1.7891

14.9440

0.3152

0.2653

0.4120

GOCLENIUS

MID

1.5820

0.7350

0.7480

0.0130

1.7655

-3.7840

0.6393

-0.1725

0.6622

PLATO

1 C

1.5925

0.7344

0.7603

0.0259

3.5320

30.1712

-0.1479

0.7824

0.7963

PLATO

2 C

2.0120

0.7343

0.7352

0.0009

0.1209

31.2051

-0.1477

0.7824

0.7963

TARUNTIUS

MID

2.0330

0.7349

0.7488

0.0138

1.8795

9.8556

0.6662

0.0987

0.6735

LANGRENUS

1 C

2.0330

0.7353

0.7566

0.0214

2.9059

-3.6537

0.8231

-0.1539

0.8374

EUDOXUS

MID

2.0500

0.7344

0.7467

0.0123

1.6733

27.1061

0.1470

0.6982

0.7136

PROCLUS

MID

2.0710

0.7349

0.7444

0.0095

1.2953

14.4020

0.6485

0.2784

0.7057

ARISTOTELES

1 C

2.0635

0.7344

0.7556

0.0212

2.8818

28.8773

0.1426

0.7681

0.7812

ARISTOTELES

2 C

2.0750

0.7343

0.7378

0.0035

0.4770

29.5367

0.1428

0.7681

0.7813

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 28

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.9363,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.6395,

MEAN ERROR 0.121

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

HARPALUS

MID

3.3455

0.7320

0.7441

0.0121

1.6546

68.0668

-0.4432

0.7961

0.9112

GRIMALDI

MID

3.3720

0.7333

0.7508

0.0175

2.3880

-45.5441

-0.9471

-0.0902

0.9514

KEPLER

MID

3.4240

0.7325

0.7465

0.0141

1.9247

50.4255

-0.6578

0.1420

0.6730

BILLY

MID

3.4305

0.7331

0.7440

0.0108

1.4783

-41.9178

-0.7820

-0.2377

0.8174

PLATO

3 C

3.4430

0.7318

0.7326

0.0009

0.1190

66.8681

-0.1385

0.7824

0.7946

PLATO

MID

3.4510

0.7318

0.7429

0.0112

1.5252

66.5023

-0.1384

0.7824

0.7946

PLATO

4 C

3.4620

0.7318

0.7564

0.0247

3.3688

65.8719

-0.1383

0.7824

0.7946

PYTHEAS

MID

3.4740

0.7320

0.7457

0.0137

1.8730

54.9020

-0.3839

0.3515

0.5205

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4940

0.7319

0.7448

0.0129

1.7580

57.1620

-0.2564

0.4506

0.5185

COPERNICUS

MID

3.5015

0.7322

0.7452

0.0129

1.7684

50.3618

-0.3943

0.1698

0.4293

CAMPANUS

MID

3.5505

0.7332

0.7486

0.0154

2.1045

-35.7362

-0.4579

-0.4684

0.6550

ARISTOTELES

3 C

3.5500

0.7318

0.7360

0.0042

0.5788

64.9600

0.1526

0.7681

0.7831

ARISTOTELES

4 C

3.5540

0.7318

0.7530

0.0213

2.9049

64.6068

0.1527

0.7681

0.7831

BIRT

MID

4.0215

0.7329

0.7465

0.0136

1.8577

-37.0321

-0.1920

-0.3781

0.4241

TYCHO

3 C

4.0315

0.7335

0.7340

0.0005

0.0630

-30.5167

-0.1846

-0.6835

0.7080

TYCHO

4 C

4.0435

0.7335

0.7597

0.0262

3.5728

-30.3051

-0.1844

-0.6835

0.7080

TYCHO

MID

4.0355

0.7335

0.7468

0.0133

1.8179

-30.4100

-0.1845

-0.6835

0.7080

MANILIUS

MID

4.0415

0.7320

0.7457

0.0137

1.8651

50.8020

0.0935

0.2501

0.2670

MENELAUS

MID

4.0715

0.7320

0.7451

0.0131

1.7874

51.2273

0.2073

0.2804

0.3487

DIONYSIUS

MID

4.1120

0.7323

0.7454

0.0132

1.7991

45.5538

0.2383

0.0503

0.2435

PLINIUS

MID

4.1145

0.7321

0.7480

0.0159

2.1721

50.3153

0.3331

0.2652

0.4258

CENSORINUS

MID

4.1945

0.7325

0.7464

0.0139

1.8983

-43.4760

0.4905

-0.0057

0.4905

PROCLUS

MID

4.2125

0.7323

0.7452

0.0129

1.7648

49.7522

0.6624

0.2783

0.7185

TARUNTIUS

MID

4.2355

0.7325

0.7419

0.0094

1.2891

45.5204

0.6814

0.0986

0.6885

GOCLENIUS

MID

4.2610

0.7328

0.7457

0.0129

1.7595

-39.2427

0.6555

-0.1726

0.6778

STEVINUS A

MID

4.2725

0.7335

0.7444

0.0110

1.4972

-31.5734

0.6362

-0.5276

0.8265

LANGRENUS

3 C

4.3115

0.7331

0.7492

0.0161

2.2013

-39.2009

0.8348

-0.1539

0.8489

LANGRENUS

MID

4.3210

0.7331

0.7522

0.0191

2.6100

-38.9603

0.8349

-0.1539

0.8490

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 28

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.8358,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.7725,

MEAN ERROR 0.146,

F & FM ARE 298.26, 218.863

DATE :10-01-1996

AT TIME 17:39:19

OBSERVER 5: BARONI, SANDRO

Site : Osservatorio Astronomico STUDIUM, Milan, Ovest Italy
Latitude: 45 ^o 27 ' 19.1 " N, Longitude: 9 ^o 7 ' 2 " E, Altitude: 138 m
Instrument: Binoculars Zeiss 20/40 X 80
Weather conditions: Good.
Danjon estimates: 2h 30m UT  = 2.5, 3h = 1.5 and 3h 20 m = 2.0

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 22

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

GRIMALDI

MID

1.1627

0.7358

0.7505

0.0148

2.0057

-10.1288

-0.9533

-0.0902

0.9575

BILLY

MID

1.1813

0.7355

0.7499

0.0144

1.9583

-6.3059

-0.7941

-0.2377

0.8289

KEPLER

MID

1.2849

0.7350

0.7489

0.0139

1.8880

14.9114

-0.6723

0.1420

0.6871

ARISTARCHUS

MID

1.3339

0.7350

0.7502

0.0152

2.0725

21.6755

-0.7248

0.4028

0.8292

COPERNICUS

MID

1.3624

0.7348

0.7480

0.0132

1.7945

14.8377

-0.4120

0.1699

0.4457

PYTHEAS

MID

1.4053

0.7347

0.7488

0.0141

1.9222

19.3360

-0.3998

0.3515

0.5324

TIMOCHARIS

MID

1.4643

0.7346

0.7492

0.0146

1.9944

21.4951

-0.2719

0.4506

0.5263

MANILIUS

MID

1.5103

0.7346

0.7474

0.0128

1.7426

15.3370

0.0746

0.2502

0.2610

MENELAUS

MID

1.5442

0.7346

0.7477

0.0131

1.7780

15.7176

0.1889

0.2804

0.3381

PICO

MID

1.5740

0.7344

0.7489

0.0145

1.9762

28.7419

-0.1625

0.7204

0.7385

CENSORINUS

MID

1.5630

0.7348

0.7480

0.0132

1.7907

-8.0337

0.4720

-0.0056

0.4720

TARUNTIUS

MID

2.0334

0.7349

0.7482

0.0133

1.8039

9.8778

0.6662

0.0987

0.6735

EUDOXUS

MID

2.0455

0.7344

0.7472

0.0128

1.7488

27.0638

0.1470

0.6982

0.7135

PROCLUS

MID

2.0650

0.7349

0.7470

0.0122

1.6563

14.2742

0.6485

0.2784

0.7057

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 14

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.8666,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.1235,

MEAN ERROR 0.033

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME (UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro - Rc

E %

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R

GRIMALDI

MID

3.3658

0.7333

0.7478

0.0145

1.9727

-45.6676

-0.9471

-0.0902

0.9514

ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.3625

0.7323

0.7469

0.0146

1.9926

57.2924

-0.7146

0.4028

0.8203

COPERNICUS

MID

3.5019

0.7322

0.7457

0.0135

1.8402

50.3358

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`FEATURE`	`TYPE`	`TIME (UT)`	`Rc`	`Ro`	`Ro - Rc`	`E %`	`PSI` `(+N/-S)`	`X`	`Y`	`R`

`THIRD CONTACT`	`PRIMARY`	`3.3100`	`0.7329`	`0.7588`	`0.0259`	`3.5392`	`62.9571`	`-0.7786`	`0.6276`	`1.0000`
`FOURTH CONTACT`	`PRIMARY`	`4.3630`	`0.7337`	`0.7490`	`0.0153`	`2.0870`	`-37.2885`	`0.9764`	`-0.2161`	`1.0000`
`KEPLER`	`3 C`	`3.4254`	`0.7325`	`0.7464`	`0.0139`	`1.9002`	`50.3347`	`-0.6578`	`0.1420`	`0.6730`
`ARISTARCHUS`	`3 C`	`3.3530`	`0.7323`	`0.7384`	`0.0061`	`0.8293`	`57.7177`	`-0.7146`	`0.4028`	`0.8203`
`ARISTARCHUS`	`4 C`	`3.3600`	`0.7323`	`0.7458`	`0.0135`	`1.8431`	`57.4848`	`-0.7146`	`0.4028`	`0.8203`
`COPERNICUS`	`4 C`	`3.5118`	`0.7322`	`0.7601`	`0.0279`	`3.8066`	`49.9570`	`-0.3941`	`0.1698`	`0.4292`
`TYCHO`	`4 C`	`4.0448`	`0.7335`	`0.7617`	`0.0282`	`3.8435`	`-30.2714`	`-0.1844`	`-0.6835`	`0.7079`
`PLATO`	`4 C`	`3.4548`	`0.7318`	`0.7531`	`0.0213`	`2.9123`	`66.1586`	`-0.1384`	`0.7824`	`0.7946`