THE 1997 LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVER

Amended 1997 June 17, changed 2001 March 30

A web page from the CALWELL LUNAR OBSERVATORY

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

e-mail minnah@netspeed.com.au

 

Picture 1 KbCALWELL LUNAR OBSERVATORY

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


 

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

THE 1997 LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVER

ANALYSIS OF LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS

 

CRATER TIMING REDUCTIONS FOR 1997 MARCH 23-24

 

OBSERVER 1: ZYL KOOS VAN, Johannesburg, South Africa.

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 5

 

OBSERVER'S COMMENTS:

Observed with a 4" reflector. Mist drifted in front of the moon. Extremely poor seeing, causing undefined umbral shadow, and preventing detailed observation. Therefore accuracy of timings questionable.

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












TYCHO

1C

3.2039

0.7058

0.7206

0.0148

2.0934

-42.1220

-0.1116

-0.6837

0.6928

TYCHO

2C

3.2252

0.7058

0.7166

0.0108

1.5295

-42.7464

-0.1114

-0.6837

0.6928

ARISTARCHUS

1C

3.2537

0.7045

0.7199

0.0155

2.1986

70.4950

-0.6493

0.4027

0.7640

COPERNICUS

1C

3.2900

0.7044

0.7260

0.0216

3.0719

63.4309

-0.2970

0.1695

0.3420

COPERNICUS

2C

3.3122

0.7043

0.7265

0.0221

3.1406

64.5679

-0.2967

0.1695

0.3417

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 5

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.4068,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.6878,

MEAN ERROR 0.308

 

 

OBSERVER 2: VITAL HELIO C., Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 62

 

LOCATION: LAT.= 22d 55m 01.0s S ; LONG.= 43d 15m 34.3s W ; ALT.= 42m

CONDITIONS: Excellent

INSTRUMENT: D = 6cm f/13.3 Refractor at 40x.

OBSERVER'S COMMENTS:

1. A relatively bright and colourful eclipse confirming current brightening trend. Many details of the eclipsed regions remained visible throughout the eclipse such as the limb, several craters and the maria. I could distinguish three differently illuminated regions, the bright uneclipsed north-east cap (5 % of the moon's disk), a central greenish band (50 %) and a reddish band on the south-west of the moon's disk (45 %). The Danjon number for this eclipse was estimated at 3.

2. A sharply defined umbral edge was noticed, which accounts for the small standard deviation (and mean error) of the umbral enlargement (%E) during immersions.

3. The umbral edge was slightly less sharp during emersions, as the larger scatter in the timings shows.

4. This eclipse probed the moon's artic region and consequently many crater contacts occurred at larger position angles on the umbral edge. This made the crater timings more sensitive to umbral oblateness, or flattening. In addition, variation in the ozone and cloud cover at high northern latitudes of the earth may have significantly affected the observed radius of the umbra.

BRAZILIAN OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY NETWORK (REA/BRAZIL)

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FIRST

CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.5747

0.7063

0.7191

0.0128

1.8111

-47.2683

-0.9254

-0.3790

1.0000

RICCIOLI

MID

3.0244

0.7055

0.7184

0.0130

1.8360

-55.7166

-0.9484

-0.0520

0.9499

GRIMALDI

MID

3.0309

0.7054

0.7194

0.0140

1.9805

-54.7529

-0.9102

-0.0902

0.9146

BILLY

MID

3.0643

0.7053

0.7218

0.0165

2.3447

-51.3682

-0.7186

-0.2378

0.7569

CAMPANUS

MID

3.1514

0.7054

0.7192

0.0138

1.9535

-46.7811

-0.3781

-0.4686

0.6021

KEPLER

MID

3.1943

0.7046

0.7239

0.0193

2.7371

62.2457

-0.5765

0.1418

0.5937

TYCHO

MID

3.2043

0.7058

0.7266

0.0208

2.9415

-42.1395

-0.1116

-0.6837

0.6928

ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.2626

0.7044

0.7189

0.0144

2.0487

70.9302

-0.6493

0.4027

0.7640

COPERNICUS

MID

3.3100

0.7044

0.7215

0.0171

2.4318

64.3894

-0.2967

0.1695

0.3418

PYTHEAS

MID

3.3712

0.7042

0.7222

0.0180

2.5528

70.3855

-0.2905

0.3512

0.4558

ALBUFEDA E

MID

3.3730

0.7045

0.7283

0.0238

3.3816

60.1116

0.0442

0.0011

0.0442

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4614

0.7041

0.7216

0.0175

2.4827

74.7648

-0.1627

0.4503

0.4788

DIONYSIUS

MID

3.5021

0.7045

0.7223

0.0178

2.5265

63.1409

0.3390

0.0499

0.3427

STEVINUS A

MID

3.5039

0.7058

0.7216

0.0157

2.2299

-48.5992

0.6907

-0.5279

0.8693

MANILIUS

MID

3.5123

0.7042

0.7228

0.0186

2.6401

68.9545

0.1956

0.2498

0.3172

MENELAUS

MID

3.5712

0.7042

0.7198

0.0156

2.2092

70.8238

0.3063

0.2800

0.4150

CENSORINUS

MID

3.5812

0.7047

0.7177

0.0130

1.8426

-62.7414

0.5794

-0.0061

0.5794

GOCLENIUS

MID

3.5840

0.7051

0.7215

0.0164

2.3196

-58.1280

0.7286

-0.1729

0.7488

PLINIUS

MID

4.0100

0.7043

0.7206

0.0163

2.3086

70.7557

0.4279

0.2648

0.5032

LANGRENUS

MID

4.0551

0.7053

0.7140

0.0087

1.2274

-59.7660

0.8855

-0.1542

0.8988

PICO

MID

4.0622

0.7042

0.7214

0.0172

2.4412

88.6119

-0.0753

0.7201

0.7240

TARUNTIUS

MID

4.0654

0.7048

0.7221

0.0173

2.4611

66.3562

0.7543

0.0983

0.7607

PROCLUS

MID

4.1312

0.7046

0.7194

0.0149

2.1103

72.7961

0.7332

0.2780

0.7841

PLATO

MID

4.1400

0.7043

0.7193

0.0150

2.1300

86.0275

-0.0691

0.7822

0.7853

POSIDONIUS

MID

4.1446

0.7042

0.7210

0.0168

2.3849

81.7166

0.4598

0.5278

0.7000

MARE CRISIUM

MID

4.1731

0.7048

0.7179

0.0131

1.8530

72.8815

0.8597

0.2593

0.8979

EUDOXUS

MID

4.1815

0.7042

0.7208

0.0166

2.3566

89.9397

0.2355

0.6979

0.7366

ARISTOTELES

MID

4.2508

0.7044

0.7219

0.0175

2.4845

84.7310

0.2219

0.7678

0.7993

 

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 28

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.2867,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.4091,

MEAN ERROR 0.077

 

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FOURTH

CONTACT

PRIMARY

6.2103

0.7088

0.7194

0.0105

1.4846

-12.0083

0.8016

-0.5979

1.0000

PLATO

MID

4.5502

0.7054

0.7211

0.0157

2.2313

58.1383

-0.0653

0.7822

0.7850

ARISTOTELES

MID

5.0021

0.7053

0.7196

0.0143

2.0293

60.8728

0.2250

0.7679

0.8001

PICO

MID

5.0122

0.7055

0.7198

0.0142

2.0172

53.7308

-0.0697

0.7201

0.7235

ARISTARCHUS

MID

5.0820

0.7067

0.7205

0.0138

1.9509

35.5108

-0.6395

0.4027

0.7557

EUDOXUS

MID

5.1017

0.7056

0.7215

0.0159

2.2555

54.5278

0.2407

0.6979

0.7383

RICCIOLI

MID

5.1620

0.7078

0.7188

0.0110

1.5551

-20.4182

-0.9421

-0.0520

0.9435

TIMOCHARIS

MID

5.1828

0.7062

0.7196

0.0134

1.9028

39.7698

-0.1507

0.4503

0.4749

GRIMALDI

MID

5.1858

0.7078

0.7214

0.0137

1.9339

-19.3620

-0.9019

-0.0901

0.9064

PYTHEAS

MID

5.2026

0.7064

0.7211

0.0147

2.0790

35.2606

-0.2769

0.3512

0.4473

AUTOLYCUS

MID

5.2119

0.7060

0.7226

0.0166

2.3467

43.0614

0.0722

0.5100

0.5151

KEPLER

MID

5.2154

0.7070

0.7254

0.0185

2.6129

26.8836

-0.5619

0.1418

0.5796

COPERNICUS

MID

5.2835

0.7067

0.7248

0.0181

2.5622

28.8761

-0.2804

0.1696

0.3277

BILLY

MID

5.2918

0.7076

0.7263

0.0187

2.6363

-15.8851

-0.7047

-0.2378

0.7437

POSIDONIUS

MID

5.2943

0.7061

0.7227

0.0166

2.3539

46.1978

0.4676

0.5278

0.7052

MANILIUS

MID

5.3823

0.7065

0.7233

0.0168

2.3710

33.6761

0.2106

0.2498

0.3267

MENELAUS

MID

5.3929

0.7065

0.7210

0.0145

2.0509

35.4615

0.3200

0.2800

0.4252

PLINIUS

MID

5.4330

0.7065

0.7216

0.0150

2.1249

35.4083

0.4409

0.2649

0.5143

CAMPANUS

MID

5.4340

0.7076

0.7178

0.0102

1.4471

-11.5995

-0.3605

-0.4685

0.5912

DIONYSIUS

MID

5.5057

0.7069

0.7270

0.0201

2.8475

27.5265

0.3557

0.0499

0.3592

PROCLUS

MID

5.5140

0.7068

0.7260

0.0191

2.7081

36.8048

0.7421

0.2780

0.7925

MARE CRISIUM

MID

5.5349

0.7070

0.7162

0.0092

1.3049

37.8001

0.8658

0.2593

0.9038

TYCHO

MID

5.5636

0.7078

0.7229

0.0151

2.1277

-7.0230

-0.0950

-0.6837

0.6903

CENSORINUS

MID

5.5900

0.7071

0.7236

0.0165

2.3312

-27.0271

0.5938

-0.0060

0.5939

TARUNTIUS

MID

5.5944

0.7071

0.7234

0.0163

2.3019

30.9816

0.7650

0.0983

0.7713

GOCLENIUS

MID

6.0807

0.7075

0.7199

0.0124

1.7486

-22.9781

0.7411

-0.1729

0.7610

NICOLAIA

MID

6.0900

0.7079

0.7194

0.0115

1.6236

-8.6914

0.3406

-0.6748

0.7559

LANGRENUS

MID

6.1211

0.7078

0.7221

0.0143

2.0272

-23.9110

0.8935

-0.1542

0.9067

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 28

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.1059,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.3954,

MEAN ERROR 0.075,

 

 

OBSERVER 3: FERNANDES PAULO & COELHO ANTONIO C. A.,

Brasilia, DF, Brazil.

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 23

 

LOCATION: LAT.= 16d 08m 32.6s S ; LONG.= 48d 00m 16.8s W ; ALT.= 933m

CONDITIONS: Excellent

INSTRUMENT: D = 13.5cm f/8.3 Reflector at 30x

 

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.2540

0.7045

0.7228

0.0183

2.5993

70.5182

-0.6493

0.4027

0.7640

COPERNICUS

MID

3.3050

0.7044

0.7224

0.0181

2.5682

64.3081

-0.2968

0.1695

0.3418

ERATOSTHENES

MID

3.3729

0.7042

0.7301

0.0258

3.6656

66.8580

-0.1475

0.2514

0.2915

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4605

0.7041

0.7223

0.0182

2.5802

74.6804

-0.1627

0.4503

0.4788

DIONYSIUS

MID

3.5040

0.7045

0.7204

0.0159

2.2619

63.2927

0.3391

0.0499

0.3428

MANILIUS

MID

3.5155

0.7042

0.7200

0.0158

2.2431

69.2343

0.1957

0.2498

0.3173

MENELAUS

MID

3.5720

0.7042

0.7191

0.0149

2.1138

70.8957

0.3063

0.2800

0.4150

PLINIUS

MID

4.0050

0.7043

0.7214

0.0171

2.4282

70.6663

0.4279

0.2648

0.5032

PICO

MID

4.0430

0.7042

0.7267

0.0225

3.1934

87.4353

-0.0755

0.7201

0.7241

LANGRENUS

MID

4.0530

0.7053

0.7162

0.0108

1.5383

-59.6070

0.8855

-0.1542

0.8988

TARUNTIUS

MID

4.0720

0.7048

0.7197

0.0149

2.1200

66.5755

0.7544

0.0983

0.7608

PROCLUS

MID

4.1240

0.7046

0.7220

0.0174

2.4762

72.5023

0.7331

0.2780

0.7840

PLATO

MID

4.1430

0.7043

0.7183

0.0140

1.9893

85.6997

-0.0690

0.7822

0.7853

 

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 13

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.4444,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.5345,

MEAN ERROR 0.148

 

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












ARISTARCHUS

MID

5.0755

0.7067

0.7183

0.0117

1.6544

35.7357

-0.6395

0.4027

0.7558

COPERNICUS

MID

5.2750

0.7067

0.7205

0.0138

1.9500

29.2416

-0.2805

0.1696

0.3278

DIONYSIUS

MID

5.4952

0.7069

0.7206

0.0137

1.9422

28.0426

0.3556

0.0499

0.3590

PICO

MID

5.0340

0.7056

0.7262

0.0206

2.9186

52.2763

-0.0694

0.7201

0.7235

REINER

MID

5.1450

0.7072

0.7239

0.0167

2.3637

27.0178

-0.7719

0.1692

0.7902

GRIMALDI

MID

5.1844

0.7078

0.7199

0.0121

1.7117

-19.4567

-0.9019

-0.0901

0.9064

ENCKE

MID

5.2333

0.7069

0.7104

0.0036

0.5060

27.3032

-0.4619

0.1038

0.4734

POSIDONIUS

MID

5.2825

0.7060

0.7179

0.0119

1.6838

46.9855

0.4675

0.5278

0.7051

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 8

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.8413,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.6882,

MEAN ERROR 0.243,

 

 

OBSERVER 4: GARCIA J. ANTÔNIO C. & AGUIAR MARIA Y. F.,

Vitoria, ES, Brazil.

 

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 56

LOCATION: LAT.= 20d 16m 41s S ; LONG.= 40d 18m 25s W ; ALT.= 26m

CONDITIONS: Excellent

 

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FIRST

CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.5757

0.7063

0.7179

0.0116

1.6377

-47.3240

-0.9254

-0.3790

1.0000

RICCIOLI

MID

3.0306

0.7055

0.7160

0.0105

1.4911

-55.8698

-0.9484

-0.0520

0.9498

GRIMALDI

MID

3.0307

0.7054

0.7196

0.0142

2.0123

-54.7393

-0.9102

-0.0902

0.9146

BILLY

MID

3.0701

0.7053

0.7197

0.0144

2.0467

-51.4803

-0.7185

-0.2378

0.7569

REINER

MID

3.1407

0.7048

0.7175

0.0127

1.8081

62.7753

-0.7827

0.1692

0.8007

CAMPANUS

MID

3.1516

0.7054

0.7190

0.0135

1.9187

-46.7920

-0.3781

-0.4686

0.6021

KEPLER

MID

3.1938

0.7046

0.7244

0.0198

2.8080

62.2066

-0.5765

0.1418

0.5937

TYCHO

MID

3.2102

0.7058

0.7241

0.0183

2.5973

-42.2274

-0.1116

-0.6837

0.6928

ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.2611

0.7044

0.7201

0.0157

2.2277

70.7954

-0.6493

0.4027

0.7640

COPERNICUS

MID

3.3023

0.7044

0.7251

0.0207

2.9377

64.0896

-0.2968

0.1695

0.3418

EULER

MID

3.3424

0.7042

0.7224

0.0182

2.5784

71.4306

-0.4111

0.3965

0.5711

PYTHEAS

MID

3.3654

0.7042

0.7237

0.0195

2.7701

70.2258

-0.2905

0.3512

0.4558

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4552

0.7041

0.7233

0.0192

2.7213

74.5587

-0.1627

0.4503

0.4788

DIONYSIUS

MID

3.4958

0.7045

0.7246

0.0201

2.8479

62.9583

0.3390

0.0499

0.3426

MANILIUS

MID

3.5126

0.7042

0.7226

0.0183

2.6027

68.9806

0.1956

0.2498

0.3173

MENELAUS

MID

3.5701

0.7042

0.7207

0.0165

2.3406

70.7252

0.3063

0.2800

0.4150

CENSORINUS

MID

3.5800

0.7047

0.7189

0.0142

2.0114

-62.6460

0.5794

-0.0061

0.5794

AUTOLYCUS

MID

3.5900

0.7041

0.7168

0.0127

1.8064

79.1412

0.0618

0.5100

0.5137

PLINIUS

MID

4.0100

0.7043

0.7206

0.0163

2.3086

70.7557

0.4279

0.2648

0.5032

LANGRENUS

MID

4.0435

0.7054

0.7220

0.0166

2.3562

-59.1952

0.8854

-0.1542

0.8988

PICO

MID

4.0619

0.7042

0.7215

0.0173

2.4608

88.5801

-0.0753

0.7201

0.7240

TARUNTIUS

MID

4.0719

0.7048

0.7198

0.0150

2.1331

66.5670

0.7544

0.0983

0.7608

PROCLUS

MID

4.1255

0.7046

0.7208

0.0162

2.3043

72.6398

0.7331

0.2780

0.7841

PLATO

MID

4.1515

0.7043

0.7169

0.0126

1.7844

85.2064

-0.0690

0.7822

0.7853

MARE CRISIUM

MID

4.1720

0.7048

0.7188

0.0139

1.9783

72.7798

0.8597

0.2593

0.8979

EUDOXUS

MID

4.1838

0.7042

0.7199

0.0156

2.2175

89.8145

0.2356

0.6979

0.7366

ARISTOTELES

MID

4.2509

0.7044

0.7219

0.0175

2.4802

84.7201

0.2219

0.7678

0.7993

 

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 27

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.2662,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.3931,

MEAN ERROR 0.076

 

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FOURTH

CONTACT

PRIMARY

6.2128

0.7088

0.7224

0.0136

1.9179

-11.8695

0.8016

-0.5979

1.0000

PLATO

MID

4.5607

0.7054

0.7234

0.0180

2.5525

57.4346

-0.0652

0.7822

0.7850

LAPLACE

MID

4.5800

0.7057

0.7218

0.0161

2.2770

51.6511

-0.2690

0.7201

0.7687

ARISTOTELES

MID

5.0100

0.7053

0.7207

0.0154

2.1841

60.4443

0.2251

0.7679

0.8002

PICO

MID

4.5900

0.7055

0.7136

0.0082

1.1593

55.2539

-0.0699

0.7201

0.7235

ARISTARCHUS

MID

5.0900

0.7067

0.7238

0.0172

2.4285

35.1536

-0.6394

0.4027

0.7557

EUDOXUS

MID

5.1050

0.7056

0.7229

0.0173

2.4563

54.1767

0.2408

0.6979

0.7383

REINER

MID

5.1415

0.7072

0.7204

0.0132

1.8704

27.2937

-0.7719

0.1692

0.7903

EULER

MID

5.1545

0.7064

0.7244

0.0180

2.5411

35.9734

-0.3988

0.3965

0.5624

RICCIOLI

MID

5.1638

0.7078

0.7208

0.0130

1.8373

-20.2936

-0.9421

-0.0520

0.9435

GRIMALDI

MID

5.1835

0.7078

0.7189

0.0111

1.5689

-19.5178

-0.9019

-0.0901

0.9064

TIMOCHARIS

MID

5.1900

0.7062

0.7221

0.0159

2.2454

39.4685

-0.1506

0.4503

0.4749

PYTHEAS

MID

5.2015

0.7064

0.7202

0.0138

1.9477

35.3589

-0.2769

0.3512

0.4473

AUTOLYCUS

MID

5.2145

0.7060

0.7244

0.0184

2.5993

42.8088

0.0723

0.5100

0.5151

KEPLER

MID

5.2150

0.7070

0.7250

0.0181

2.5563

26.9148

-0.5620

0.1418

0.5796

COPERNICUS

MID

5.2657

0.7067

0.7154

0.0087

1.2343

29.6778

-0.2806

0.1696

0.3279

BILLY

MID

5.2854

0.7076

0.7234

0.0158

2.2387

-16.0331

-0.7047

-0.2378

0.7437

POSIDONIUS

MID

5.2954

0.7061

0.7234

0.0173

2.4500

46.0875

0.4677

0.5278

0.7052

MANILIUS

MID

5.3742

0.7065

0.7197

0.0132

1.8651

34.0348

0.2105

0.2498

0.3266

MENELAUS

MID

5.3940

0.7065

0.7219

0.0154

2.1819

35.3632

0.3200

0.2800

0.4253

PLINIUS

MID

5.4345

0.7066

0.7228

0.0163

2.3039

35.2744

0.4409

0.2649

0.5144

CAMPANUS

MID

5.4500

0.7076

0.7277

0.0201

2.8385

-11.1660

-0.3604

-0.4685

0.5911

DIONYSIUS

MID

5.5000

0.7069

0.7214

0.0145

2.0532

27.9786

0.3556

0.0499

0.3591

PROCLUS

MID

5.5035

0.7068

0.7207

0.0139

1.9644

37.3980

0.7420

0.2780

0.7924

MARE CRISIUM

MID

5.5250

0.7070

0.7115

0.0046

0.6461

38.3525

0.8658

0.2593

0.9038

TYCHO

MID

5.5646

0.7078

0.7242

0.0163

2.3086

-6.9765

-0.0950

-0.6837

0.6903

CENSORINUS

MID

5.5900

0.7071

0.7236

0.0165

2.3312

-27.0271

0.5938

-0.0060

0.5939

TARUNTIUS

MID

5.5933

0.7071

0.7224

0.0153

2.1578

31.0739

0.7650

0.0983

0.7713

LANGRENUS

MID

6.1219

0.7078

0.7230

0.0152

2.1462

-23.8516

0.8935

-0.1542

0.9067

 

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 29

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.0987,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.4733,

MEAN ERROR 0.088,

 

 

OBSERVER 5: PADILLA F. ANTONIO, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 27

 

LOCATION: LAT.= 22d 58m 52.5s S ; LONG.= 43d 11m 32.6s W ; ALT.= 10m

CONDITIONS: Excellent

INSTRUMENT: D = 6cm f/13.3 Refractor at 40x.

 

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FIRST

CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.5718

0.7063

0.7226

0.0163

2.3147

-47.1077

-0.9254

-0.3790

1.0000

TYCHO

MID

3.2041

0.7058

0.7268

0.0210

2.9778

-42.1303

-0.1116

-0.6837

0.6928

ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.2525

0.7045

0.7240

0.0196

2.7800

70.3849

-0.6494

0.4027

0.7641

COPERNICUS

MID

3.3105

0.7044

0.7210

0.0166

2.3636

64.4301

-0.2967

0.1695

0.3417

EULER

MID

3.3417

0.7042

0.7230

0.0187

2.6609

71.3675

-0.4111

0.3965

0.5712

PYTHEAS

MID

3.3738

0.7042

0.7200

0.0158

2.2402

70.6174

-0.2904

0.3512

0.4557

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4610

0.7041

0.7219

0.0178

2.5260

74.7273

-0.1627

0.4503

0.4788

MANILIUS

MID

3.5200

0.7042

0.7196

0.0154

2.1813

69.2782

0.1957

0.2498

0.3173

MENELAUS

MID

3.5724

0.7042

0.7188

0.0146

2.0662

70.9316

0.3064

0.2800

0.4150

PLINIUS

MID

4.0154

0.7043

0.7160

0.0117

1.6667

71.2425

0.4280

0.2648

0.5033

LANGRENUS

MID

4.0503

0.7054

0.7190

0.0137

1.9392

-59.4040

0.8854

-0.1542

0.8988

TARUNTIUS

MID

4.0700

0.7048

0.7216

0.0168

2.3822

66.4067

0.7543

0.0983

0.7607

PLATO

MID

4.1350

0.7043

0.7196

0.0153

2.1777

86.1366

-0.0691

0.7822

0.7853

MARE CRISIUM

MID

4.1717

0.7048

0.7190

0.0142

2.0125

72.7522

0.8597

0.2593

0.8979

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 14

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.3064,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.3489,

MEAN ERROR 0.093

 

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












PLATO

MID

4.5316

0.7053

0.7176

0.0123

1.7406

59.2952

-0.0655

0.7822

0.7850

ARISTARCHUS

MID

5.0836

0.7067

0.7218

0.0151

2.1414

35.3675

-0.6395

0.4027

0.7557

EULER

MID

5.1458

0.7064

0.7205

0.0141

1.9913

36.3973

-0.3989

0.3965

0.5624

GRIMALDI

MID

5.1844

0.7078

0.7199

0.0121

1.7117

-19.4567

-0.9019

-0.0901

0.9064

PYTHEAS

MID

5.2015

0.7064

0.7202

0.0138

1.9477

35.3589

-0.2769

0.3512

0.4473

KEPLER

MID

5.2110

0.7069

0.7210

0.0141

1.9920

27.2290

-0.5620

0.1418

0.5796

COPERNICUS

MID

5.2740

0.7067

0.7195

0.0128

1.8145

29.3234

-0.2805

0.1696

0.3278

MANILIUS

MID

5.3733

0.7065

0.7189

0.0124

1.7546

34.1141

0.2104

0.2498

0.3266

MENELAUS

MID

5.3917

0.7065

0.7199

0.0135

1.9083

35.5691

0.3200

0.2800

0.4252

PLINIUS

MID

5.4258

0.7065

0.7189

0.0123

1.7450

35.6954

0.4408

0.2649

0.5143

MARECRISIUM

MID

5.5210

0.7069

0.7084

0.0014

0.2049

38.7312

0.8657

0.2593

0.9037

TYCHO

MID

5.5629

0.7078

0.7220

0.0142

2.0011

-7.0557

-0.0950

-0.6837

0.6903












NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 12

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.7461,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.5036,

MEAN ERROR 0.145,

 

 

OBSERVER 6: RIBEIRO ANGELO. C. & GODINHO MARCO J. F.

Vitoria, ES, Brazil

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 47

LOCATION: LAT.= 20d 16m 41s S ; LONG.= 40d 18m 25s W ; ALT.= 26m

CONDITIONS: Excellent .

 

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FIRST

CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.5711

0.7063

0.7235

0.0172

2.4364

-47.0692

-0.9254

-0.3790

1.0000

RICCIOLI

MID

3.0300

0.7055

0.7167

0.0112

1.5851

-55.8279

-0.9484

-0.0520

0.9498

GRIMALDI

MID

3.0300

0.7054

0.7204

0.0150

2.1236

-54.6919

-0.9102

-0.0902

0.9146

BILLY

MID

3.0715

0.7053

0.7181

0.0128

1.8152

-51.5680

-0.7185

-0.2378

0.7568

REINER

MID

3.1444

0.7048

0.7139

0.0091

1.2895

63.0719

-0.7826

0.1692

0.8007

CAMPANUS

MID

3.1545

0.7054

0.7154

0.0100

1.4149

-46.9514

-0.3780

-0.4686

0.6020

KEPLER

MID

3.2003

0.7046

0.7219

0.0173

2.4541

62.4027

-0.5765

0.1418

0.5937

TYCHO

MID

3.2129

0.7058

0.7207

0.0149

2.1085

-42.3532

-0.1115

-0.6837

0.6928

ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.2551

0.7044

0.7218

0.0174

2.4672

70.6164

-0.6493

0.4027

0.7640

COPERNICUS

MID

3.3052

0.7044

0.7223

0.0179

2.5409

64.3243

-0.2968

0.1695

0.3418

EULER

MID

3.3553

0.7042

0.7151

0.0109

1.5414

72.2409

-0.4109

0.3965

0.5710

PYTHEAS

MID

3.3708

0.7042

0.7225

0.0183

2.6010

70.3500

-0.2905

0.3512

0.4558

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4506

0.7041

0.7268

0.0227

3.2243

74.1309

-0.1628

0.4503

0.4788

DIONYSIUS

MID

3.5031

0.7045

0.7213

0.0168

2.3871

63.2207

0.3391

0.0499

0.3427

MANILIUS

MID

3.5200

0.7042

0.7196

0.0154

2.1813

69.2782

0.1957

0.2498

0.3173

CENSORINUS

MID

3.5634

0.7047

0.7275

0.0228

3.2292

-61.9712

0.5792

-0.0061

0.5792

AUTOLYCUS

MID

3.5830

0.7041

0.7188

0.0147

2.0931

78.8452

0.0617

0.5100

0.5137

GOCLENIUS

MID

4.0056

0.7051

0.7070

0.0019

0.2746

-59.1368

0.7288

-0.1729

0.7490

PROCLUS

MID

4.1205

0.7046

0.7249

0.0203

2.8794

72.1834

0.7330

0.2780

0.7840

PLATO

MID

4.1205

0.7043

0.7233

0.0190

2.7000

87.2755

-0.0692

0.7822

0.7853

POSIDONIUS

MID

4.1503

0.7042

0.7200

0.0158

2.2370

81.8881

0.4598

0.5278

0.7000

MARE CRISIUM

MID

4.1639

0.7048

0.7221

0.0173

2.4481

72.4032

0.8596

0.2593

0.8979

EUDOXUS

MID

4.1814

0.7042

0.7209

0.0166

2.3627

89.9290

0.2355

0.6979

0.7366

ARISTOTELES

MID

4.2437

0.7044

0.7228

0.0185

2.6199

85.0694

0.2218

0.7678

0.7992

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 24

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.2089,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.6503,

MEAN ERROR 0.133

 

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FOURTH

CONTACT

PRIMARY

6.2124

0.7088

0.7219

0.0131

1.8485

-11.8916

0.8016

-0.5979

1.0000

PLATO

MID

4.5514

0.7054

0.7215

0.0161

2.2894

58.0081

-0.0653

0.7822

0.7850

LAPLACE

MID

4.5714

0.7057

0.7195

0.0138

1.9598

52.1342

-0.2691

0.7201

0.7687

ARISTOTELES

MID

5.0107

0.7053

0.7209

0.0156

2.2125

60.3675

0.2251

0.7679

0.8002

PICO

MID

5.0107

0.7055

0.7191

0.0136

1.9232

53.8905

-0.0697

0.7201

0.7235

ARISTARCHUS

MID

5.0837

0.7067

0.7219

0.0152

2.1534

35.3586

-0.6395

0.4027

0.7557

COPERNICUS

MID

5.2756

0.7067

0.7211

0.0144

2.0314

29.1926

-0.2805

0.1696

0.3278

BILLY

MID

5.2901

0.7076

0.7243

0.0167

2.3546

-15.9898

-0.7047

-0.2378

0.7437

POSIDONIUS

MID

5.3014

0.7061

0.7246

0.0185

2.6256

45.8876

0.4677

0.5278

0.7052

MANILIUS

MID

5.3715

0.7065

0.7173

0.0108

1.5342

34.2731

0.2104

0.2498

0.3266

MENELAUS

MID

5.3935

0.7065

0.7215

0.0150

2.1223

35.4079

0.3200

0.2800

0.4252

PLINIUS

MID

5.4321

0.7065

0.7208

0.0143

2.0178

35.4888

0.4409

0.2649

0.5143

CAMPANUS

MID

5.4321

0.7076

0.7155

0.0079

1.1175

-11.7041

-0.3606

-0.4685

0.5912

DIONYSIUS

MID

5.4901

0.7068

0.7156

0.0087

1.2379

28.4541

0.3554

0.0499

0.3589

PROCLUS

MID

5.4952

0.7067

0.7172

0.0104

1.4785

37.7951

0.7419

0.2780

0.7923

MARE CRISIUM

MID

5.5212

0.7069

0.7085

0.0016

0.2268

38.7122

0.8657

0.2593

0.9037

TYCHO

MID

5.5643

0.7078

0.7238

0.0160

2.2544

-6.9904

-0.0950

-0.6837

0.6903

CENSORINUS

MID

5.5828

0.7071

0.7204

0.0133

1.8804

-27.2792

0.5938

-0.0060

0.5938

TARUNTIUS

MID

6.0005

0.7071

0.7254

0.0182

2.5779

30.8060

0.7650

0.0983

0.7714

GOCLENIUS

MID

6.0819

0.7075

0.7212

0.0137

1.9298

-22.8906

0.7411

-0.1729

0.7610

LANGRENUS

MID

6.1204

0.7078

0.7214

0.0136

1.9231

-23.9630

0.8935

-0.1542

0.9067

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 21

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 1.8904,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.5423,

MEAN ERROR 0.118,

 

 

OBSERVER 7: VARGAS LUCIMARY, Observatório Monoceros

Além Paraiba . Minas Gerais, Brazil

 

Observatory: Longitude 42o 40' 32" W, Latitude 2o 52' 23" S and Altitude 165 m.

Instrumentation: Newtonian reflector 150 mm x 1140mm f/d, magnification at 190.

Weather: Temperature 22o C, Relative Humidity 70%, Winds 0 to 1 Km/h East.

Timing: Casio & Champion digital chronometers

Time signal: Rádio Relógio Federal - ZYJ465 at 508 & 4905 KHz.

Radio: Transglobe Philco Ford.

Lunar Maps: Sky Publishing & George Philip, 1988.

Reference: "Efemérides Astronômicas", MCT-CNPq-ON.

Estimated Danjon Number: 2.5.

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 29

 

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FIRST CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.5659

0.7063

0.7249

0.0186

2.6277

-47.0088

-0.9254

-0.3790

1.0000

EULER

MID

3.3414

0.7042

0.7232

0.0190

2.6962

71.3405

-0.4111

0.3965

0.5712

PYTHEAS

MID

3.3710

0.7042

0.7223

0.0181

2.5769

70.3677

-0.2905

0.3512

0.4558

ERATOSTHENES

MID

3.3919

0.7042

0.7201

0.0158

2.2491

67.7910

-0.1473

0.2515

0.2914

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4527

0.7041

0.7252

0.0211

2.9940

74.3257

-0.1628

0.4503

0.4788

MANILIUS

MID

3.5153

0.7042

0.7202

0.0160

2.2678

69.2168

0.1957

0.2498

0.3173

MENELAUS

MID

3.5559

0.7042

0.7259

0.0217

3.0747

70.1832

0.3062

0.2800

0.4149

AUTOLYCUS

MID

3.5820

0.7041

0.7195

0.0154

2.1893

78.7470

0.0617

0.5100

0.5137

ARISTILLUS

MID

4.0000

0.7041

0.7226

0.0185

2.6258

80.4153

0.0569

0.5572

0.5601

PLINIUS

MID

4.0052

0.7043

0.7212

0.0169

2.4043

70.6841

0.4279

0.2648

0.5032

PICO

MID

4.0404

0.7042

0.7279

0.0238

3.3741

87.1646

-0.0755

0.7201

0.7241

LANGRENUS

MID

4.0505

0.7054

0.7188

0.0135

1.9094

-59.4190

0.8855

-0.1542

0.8988

TARUNTIUS

MID

4.0713

0.7048

0.7203

0.0156

2.2117

66.5163

0.7544

0.0983

0.7607

PLATO

MID

4.1609

0.7043

0.7152

0.0109

1.5484

84.6118

-0.0689

0.7822

0.7853

PROCLUS

MID

4.1327

0.7046

0.7182

0.0137

1.9397

72.9346

0.7332

0.2780

0.7841

EUDOXUS

MID

4.1735

0.7042

0.7226

0.0183

2.6030

89.5138

0.2355

0.6979

0.7366

ARISTOTELES

MID

4.2633

0.7044

0.7194

0.0150

2.1315

83.7986

0.2220

0.7678

0.7993

MARIUS

MID

3.1517

0.7047

0.7277

0.0230

3.2676

63.3048

-0.7323

0.2069

0.7610

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 18

MEAN % E FOR TIMINGS 2.4828,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.4862,

MEAN ERROR 0.115

 

 

OBSERVER 8: TREVISAN EDVALDO J.

Site: Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Conditions: Good

Instrument: SC-8 Celestron (200mm; f/D=10)

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 26

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FIRST CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.5836

0.7063

0.7131

0.0068

0.9621

-47.5433

-0.9254

-0.3790

1.0000

ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.2637

0.7044

0.7179

0.0135

1.9179

71.0294

-0.6492

0.4027

0.7640

COPERNICUS

MID

3.3100

0.7044

0.7215

0.0171

2.4318

64.3894

-0.2967

0.1695

0.3418

LANGRENUS

MID

4.0502

0.7054

0.7191

0.0138

1.9540

-59.3965

0.8854

-0.1542

0.8988

TYCHO

MID

3.2149

0.7058

0.7181

0.0123

1.7468

-42.4473

-0.1115

-0.6837

0.6928

GRIMALDI

MID

3.0343

0.7054

0.7156

0.0102

1.4409

-54.9846

-0.9101

-0.0902

0.9146

KEPLER

MID

3.2022

0.7046

0.7200

0.0154

2.1858

62.5527

-0.5764

0.1418

0.5936

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4646

0.7041

0.7191

0.0151

2.1381

75.0663

-0.1626

0.4503

0.4788

MANILIUS

MID

3.5201

0.7042

0.7195

0.0153

2.1690

69.2870

0.1957

0.2498

0.3173

MENELAUS

MID

3.5629

0.7042

0.7234

0.0192

2.7246

70.4399

0.3062

0.2800

0.4150

CAMPANUS

MID

3.1514

0.7054

0.7192

0.0138

1.9535

-46.7811

-0.3781

-0.4686

0.6021

PLINIUS

MID

4.0057

0.7043

0.7208

0.0165

2.3445

70.7289

0.4279

0.2648

0.5032

PLATO

MID

4.1548

0.7043

0.7159

0.0115

1.6389

84.8433

-0.0689

0.7822

0.7852

PYTHEAS

MID

3.3751

0.7042

0.7189

0.0147

2.0846

70.7338

-0.2904

0.3512

0.4557

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 14

MEAN %E FOR TIMINGS 1.9780,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.4392,

MEAN ERROR 0.117

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FOURTH CONTACT

PRIMARY

6.2145

0.7088

0.7245

0.0157

2.2128

-11.7757

0.8016

-0.5979

1.0000

ARISTARCHUS

MID

5.0823

0.7067

0.7207

0.0140

1.9866

35.4839

-0.6395

0.4027

0.7557

COPERNICUS

MID

5.2749

0.7067

0.7204

0.0137

1.9364

29.2498

-0.2805

0.1696

0.3278

LANGRENUS

MID

6.1152

0.7078

0.7201

0.0123

1.7448

-24.0526

0.8935

-0.1542

0.9067

TYCHO

MID

5.5630

0.7078

0.7221

0.0143

2.0192

-7.0510

-0.0950

-0.6837

0.6903

GRIMALDI

MID

5.1859

0.7078

0.7216

0.0138

1.9498

-19.3553

-0.9019

-0.0901

0.9064

TIMOCHARIS

MID

5.1937

0.7062

0.7249

0.0187

2.6451

39.1227

-0.1506

0.4503

0.4748

MENELAUS

MID

5.3928

0.7065

0.7209

0.0144

2.0390

35.4705

0.3200

0.2800

0.4252

CAMPANUS

MID

5.4426

0.7076

0.7235

0.0159

2.2464

-11.3488

-0.3604

-0.4685

0.5911

BILLY

MID

5.2824

0.7076

0.7199

0.0123

1.7427

-16.2197

-0.7048

-0.2378

0.7438

PLINIUS

MID

5.4240

0.7065

0.7173

0.0108

1.5324

35.8579

0.4408

0.2649

0.5142

PLATO

MID

4.5616

0.7054

0.7237

0.0183

2.5982

57.3375

-0.0652

0.7822

0.7850

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 12

MEAN %E FOR TIMINGS 2.0544,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.3307,

MEAN ERROR 0.095,

 

OBSERVER 9: FREDERICO FUNARI

Site: Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

Conditions: Good

Instrument: Newtonian Reflector (100mm; 25-60x)

 

NUMBER OF TIMINGS SUBMITTED 18

 

IMMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












FIRST CONTACT

PRIMARY

2.5747

0.7063

0.7191

0.0128

1.8111

-47.2683

-0.9254

-0.3790

1.0000

PROCLUS

1C

4.1312

0.7046

0.7210

0.0165

2.3371

72.7961

0.7332

0.2780

0.7841

ARISTARCHUS

MID

3.2502

0.7045

0.7260

0.0215

3.0581

70.1813

-0.6494

0.4027

0.7641

COPERNICUS

MID

3.2947

0.7044

0.7286

0.0242

3.4326

63.8008

-0.2969

0.1695

0.3419

LANGRENUS

MID

4.0457

0.7054

0.7197

0.0143

2.0284

-59.3591

0.8854

-0.1542

0.8988

TYCHO

MID

3.2147

0.7058

0.7184

0.0126

1.7829

-42.4378

-0.1115

-0.6837

0.6928

ARISTOTELES

MID

4.2347

0.7044

0.7244

0.0200

2.8457

85.6134

0.2218

0.7678

0.7992

DIONYSIUS

MID

3.5007

0.7045

0.7237

0.0192

2.7220

63.0296

0.3390

0.0499

0.3427

GRIMALDI

MID

3.0242

0.7054

0.7224

0.0170

2.4102

-54.5706

-0.9102

-0.0902

0.9147

TIMOCHARIS

MID

3.4447

0.7041

0.7283

0.0242

3.4337

73.9554

-0.1628

0.4503

0.4788

MANILIUS

MID

3.5137

0.7042

0.7216

0.0174

2.4661

69.0767

0.1957

0.2498

0.3173

MENELAUS

MID

3.5627

0.7042

0.7236

0.0194

2.7487

70.4222

0.3062

0.2800

0.4150

PLATO

MID

4.1517

0.7043

0.7168

0.0125

1.7754

85.1844

-0.0690

0.7822

0.7853

PYTHEAS

MID

3.3637

0.7042

0.7252

0.0210

2.9761

70.0756

-0.2906

0.3512

0.4558

PICO

MID

4.0607

0.7042

0.7221

0.0179

2.5394

88.4533

-0.0753

0.7201

0.7240

MARE CRISIUM

MID

4.1657

0.7048

0.7206

0.0158

2.2413

72.5681

0.8596

0.2593

0.8979

CENSORINUS

MID

3.5707

0.7047

0.7242

0.0195

2.7602

-62.2282

0.5793

-0.0061

0.5793

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 17

MEAN %E FOR TIMINGS 2.5511,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.5229,

MEAN ERROR 0.127

 

 

EMERSION TIMINGS

FEATURE

TYPE

TIME

(UT)

Rc

Ro

Ro-Rc

E%

PSI

(+N/-S)

X

Y

R












ARISTARCHUS

MID

5.0737

0.7066

0.7168

0.0102

1.4419

35.8985

-0.6396

0.4027

0.7558

 

NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS 1

MEAN %E FORTIMINGS 1.4419,

STANDARD DEVIATION 0.0000,

MEAN ERROR 0.000,

 

F & FM ARE 298.26,210.733

DATE:06-12-1997

AT TIME 10:43:42

 

 


 

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