THE 1997 LUNAR ECLIPSE OBSERVER - PART 3
Amended 1997 February 24, changed 2001 March 30
Occultation predictions for the 1997 Lunar Eclipses
CALWELL
LUNAR OBSERVATORY
Longitude 149 d 06 ' 00.9 "(E), Latitude -35 d 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.
Prepared by Byron W. Soulsby, 23 Andrew Crescent,
Calwell, Australian Capital Territory, 2905
Australia
e-mail
minnah@netspeed.com.au
Data produced by David R. Herald's DOS program occult.exe Ver
2.0 in 1996, running Insignia Solutions SoftAT® Ver
2.25 on my • Macintosh IIci.
Occultation Predictions for Calwell Lunar
Observatory, ACT Australia
Longitude = +149 06 01 Latitude = -35 26 31 Altitude = 630
metres
1997 March
None
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 40 13 D 146776 A2 7.7 52E 179 28 289 63U 53 78 -0.0 -0.4 +0.7 +1.9
16 18 38 57 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 17 279 61U 264 289 -0.0 -0.4 +0.5 +1.2
Occultation Predictions for Brisbane, Queensland
Australia
Longitude = +152 24 00 Latitude = -27 18 00 Altitude = 50
metres
1997 March
None
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 58 50 D 146776 A2 7.7 18E 179 24 280 42U 35 60 -0.1 -0.3 +0.5 +2.3
16 18 47 56 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 13 274 42U 283 308 -0.1 -0.3 +0.4 +0.5
Occultation Predictions for Bethanga, Victoria
Australia
Longitude = +147 05 23 Latitude = -36 07 11 Altitude = 350
metres
1997 March
None
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 37 27 D 146776 A2 7.7 57E 179 30 291 66U 52 77 0.0 -0.4 +0.8 +1.9
16 18 37 02 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 18 281 63U 263 288 0.0 -0.4 +0.6 +1.3
Occultation Predictions for Ellenbrook, Western
Australia
Longitude = +116 00 33 Latitude = -31 45 50 Altitude = 50
metres
1997 March
None
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 29 43 D 146776 A2 7.7 72E 179 55 322 97U 348 13 0.3 -0.2 -1.8 +7.8
Graze of 146776 nearby at Lat = -31.03 +0.54 (E. Long +116.01), CA = 93.0U
16 17 40 15 Gr146776 7.7 52E 179 54 318
16 17 48 30 R 146776 A2 7.7 36E 179 52 316 91U 319 344 0.3 -0.2 +4.9 -4.8
Occultation Predictions for Kambah, ACT Australia
Longitude = +149 03 45 Latitude = -35 23 55 Altitude = 582
metres
1997 March
None
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 40 16 D 146776 A2 7.7 52E 179 28 289 63U 52 77 -0.0 -0.4 +0.7 +1.9
16 18 38 59 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 17 279 61U 264 289 -0.0 -0.4 +0.5 +1.2
Occultation Predictions for Lakewood Observatory,
Victoria Australia
Longitude = +145 09 28 Latitude = -38 09 49 Altitude = 87
metres
1997 March
None
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 32 07 D 146776 A2 7.7 67E 179 32 295 72U 55 80 0.1 -0.4 +0.8 +1.8
16 18 33 12 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 20 284 69U 260 285 0.0 -0.4 +0.6 +1.4
Graze of 146793 nearby at Lat = -38.69 +0.20 (E. Long +145.16), CA = 24.0U
16 19 02 59 Gr146793 9.0 0E 179 15 279
16 19 03 48 M 146793 G2 9.0 0E 179 14 279 25U 339 5 0.1 -0.4 +9.9 +9.9
Occultation Predictions for Lavington, NSW
Australia
Longitude = +146 56 38 Latitude = -36 03 26 Altitude = 180
metres
1997 March
None
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 37 27 D 146776 A2 7.7 57E 179 30 291 66U 52 77 0.0 -0.4 +0.8 +1.9
16 18 37 01 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 19 281 63U 263 288 0.0 -0.4 +0.6 +1.2
Occultation Predictions for Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Longitude = +145 00 00 Latitude = -37 24 00 Altitude = 100
metres
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 33 23 D 146776 A2 7.7 65E 179 32 294 71U 53 78 0.1 -0.4 +0.8 +1.8
16 18 34 09 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 20 283 67U 262 287 0.0 -0.4 +0.6 +1.3
Graze of 146793 nearby at Lat = -38.72 +0.20 (E. Long +145.00), CA = 24.0U
16 19 02 53 Gr146793 9.0 0E 179 15 280
16 19 04 54 M 146793 G2 9.0 0E 179 14 279 25U 339 5 0.1 -0.4 +9.9 +9.9
Occultation Predictions for Sydney, NSW Australia
Longitude = +151 12 12 Latitude = -33 51 40 Altitude = 44
metres
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 44 38 D 146776 A2 7.7 43E 179 26 286 58U 51 76 -0.0 -0.4 +0.6 +1.9
16 18 41 48 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 15 277 57U 266 291 -0.0 -0.4 +0.4 +1.1
Occultation Predictions for Adelaide, South Australia
Longitude = +138 39 36 Latitude = -34 52 12 Altitude = 50
metres
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 32 49 D 146776 A2 7.7 66E 179 38 298 71U 42 67 0.1 -0.3 +0.9 +2.1
16 18 32 01 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 26 287 64U 271 296 0.0 -0.3 +0.9 +1.0
Occultation Predictions for Perth, Western
Australia
Longitude = +116 48 00 Latitude = -31 36 00 Altitude = 50
metres
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 29 45 D 146776 A2 7.7 72E 179 54 321 96U 350 15 0.3 -0.2 -1.2 +6.8
Graze of 146776 nearby at Lat = -30.60 +0.53(E. Long -116.80), CA = 90.0U
16 17 42 09 Gr 146776 7.7 48E 179 53 316
16 17 51 34 R 146776 A2 7.7 30E 179 51 313 89U 316 341 0.3 -0.2 +4.4 -3.8
Occultation Predictions for Chapel Hill, North Carolina
USA
Longitude = - 79 03 00 Latitude = +35 54 48 Altitude = 161
metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 3 49 21 D 138662 G5 8.9 37E 180 47 144 58U 130 105 -2.5 -0.1 +1.6 -0.9
24 3 56 22 D 138663 G5 9.0 28E 180 47 147 50U 140 116 -2.6 -0.1 +1.4 -1.4
24 4 23 46 r X18179 K0 11.0 7E 180 50 157 77U 269 244 -2.7 -0.1 +2.6 +0.5
24 4 34 36 r X18185 K2 11.0 4E 180 51 161 84U 295 270 -2.7 -0.1 +2.1 -0.7
24 5 17 14 R 138662 G5 8.9 23E 180 53 177 67U 287 262 -2.9 -0.1 +2.3 -0.7
24 5 19 58 R 138663 G5 9.0 26E 180 53 179 61U 277 252 -2.9 -0.1 +2.5 -0.3
1997 September
None
Occultation Predictions for US Naval Observatory,
Washington D.C.
Longitude = - 77 04 02 Latitude = +38 55 15 Altitude = 92
metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 3 10 35 D X18185 K2 11.0 89E 180 41 137 94U 109 84 -2.4 -0.1 +1.7 +0.2
24 3 35 43 d 138654 F2 8.0 100+ 180 44 144 53N 39 14 -2.5 -0.1 +9.9 +9.9
Graze of 138654 nearby at Lat = +39.34 -0.43 (W. Long -77.07), CA = 58.3N
24 3 44 22 Gr138654 8.0 100- 180 44 147
24 3 50 32 D 138662 G5 8.9 35E 180 45 149 63U 118 94 -2.6 -0.1 +1.8 -0.5
24 3 53 13 r 138654 F2 8.0 100- 180 46 150 33N 16 351 -2.6 -0.1 +9.9 +9.9
24 3 56 02 D 138663 G5 9.0 29E 180 46 151 56U 129 104 -2.6 -0.1 +1.6 -0.9
24 4 29 11 R X18179 K0 11.0 5E 180 48 163 80U 281 256 -2.7 -0.1 +2.2 -0.1
24 4 35 56 R X18185 K2 11.0 4E 180 49 165 89U 306 281 -2.7 -0.1 +1.8 -1.0
24 5 18 53 R 138662 G5 8.9 25E 180 50 181 75U 297 273 -2.9 -0.1 +2.0 -1.0
24 5 22 59 R 138663 G5 9.0 29E 179 50 183 69U 287 263 -2.9 -0.1 +2.2 -0.7
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 3 12 10 D 146465 M0 6.5 99+ 171 41 154 52S 103 128 -0.9 0.1 +2.1 +0.1
Distance of 146465 to Terminator = 7.8 ; to 3km sunlit peak = 0.0
Occultation Predictions for Mount John, New Zealand
Longitude = +170 27 54 Latitude = -43 59 15 Altitude =
1029 metres
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 17 37 19 D 146776 A2 7.7 57E 179 -12 11 277 75U 80 105 0.0 -0.5 +0.3 +1.4
16 18 30 36 R 146776 A2 7.7 0E 179 -2 1 268 79U 242 267 0.1 -0.5 -0.0 +1.6
Occultation Predictions for Paris France
Longitude = + 2 20 14 Latitude = +48 50 11 Altitude = 67
metres
1997 September
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
16 0 58 42 d 146382 K0 6.3 99+ 169 29 213 32S 126 150 -1.6 -0.2 +2.1 -2.7
Distance of 146382 to Terminator = 5.1 ; to 3km sunlit peak = 0.0
16 19 03 25 D 146854 G0 8.8 0E 179 -11 9 106 86U 103 128 0.8 1.5 +0.4 +1.2
16 19 53 40 R 146854 G0 8.8 53E 178 17 116 90U 218 243 0.8 1.5 +0.5 +2.1
Occultation Predictions for Bogota, Colombia South
America
Longitude = - 74 30 00 Latitude = - 4 30 00 Altitude = 310
metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 4 07 20 d X18208 K0 10.9 17E 179 75 77 61U 119 94 -2.9 -0.7 +2.7 -1.6
24 4 23 04 r X18178 F5 10.9 7E 179 79 71 79U 268 243 -2.9 -0.7 +3.9 +0.1
24 4 26 15 D X18204 F5 10.3 6E 179 80 72 36U 167 143 -2.9 -0.7 +1.0 -4.5
24 4 52 24 D X18224 F0 10.2 6E 179 85 46 85U 113 88 -3.1 -0.7 +3.1 -1.3
Graze of X18201 nearby at Lat = -4.30 -0.65(E. Long +74.50), CA = 40.0U
24 5 08 09 GrX18201 11.6 14E 179 87 346
24 5 08 30 m X18201dF 11.6 15E 179 87 346 40U 213 188 -3.1 -0.6 +9.9 +9.9
24 5 23 11 D 138670cK0 7.6 30E 179 85 306 74U 177 152 -3.2 -0.6 +0.3 -5.7
138670 = 7.6 & 10.8, Sepn 35.7, PA 56
24 5 39 48 R X18204 F5 10.3 51E 179 81 291 63U 259 234 -3.3 -0.6 +4.4 +1.0
24 5 49 49 r X18208 K0 10.9 66E 179 78 287 95U 307 282 -3.3 -0.6 +2.6 -1.9
1997 September
None
Occultation Predictions for Portland, Oregon USA
Longitude = -123 00 00 Latitude = +45 30 00 Altitude = 50
metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 3 14 30 D 138663 G5 9.0 85E 180 -9 8 101 83U 144 119 -2.2 -0.2 +0.2 -0.4
24 4 09 59 R 138663 G5 9.0 15E 179 18 112 83U 258 233 -2.3 -0.2 +0.9 +2.0
24 4 10 19 R 138662 G5 8.9 15E 179 18 112 90U 270 245 -2.3 -0.2 +0.8 +1.5
24 4 18 17 d X18239 K0 11.2 9E 179 19 113 56U 126 102 -2.3 -0.2 +0.6 +0.2
24 5 29 05 r X18239 K0 11.2 37E 179 29 128 66U 280 255 -2.4 -0.2 +1.3 +0.9
24 5 33 48 D 138694 K5 9.0 43E 179 30 129 92U 165 141 -2.5 -0.2 +0.4 -2.1
1997 September
None
Occultation Predictions for Mobridge, South Dakota
USA
Longitude = -101 00 00 Latitude = +46 00 00 Altitude = 50
metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 3 19 54 D 138662 G5 8.9 78E 180 24 120 82U 120 95 -2.3 -0.1 +0.8 +0.4
24 3 24 48 D 138663 G5 9.0 71E 180 24 121 75U 131 106 -2.3 -0.1 +0.8 -0.0
24 4 35 07 R 138662 G5 8.9 4E 179 34 138 80U 288 264 -2.5 -0.1 +1.4 +0.4
24 4 37 38 R 138663 G5 9.0 4E 179 34 138 72U 278 253 -2.5 -0.1 +1.5 +0.8
24 4 40 05 d X18239 K0 11.2 4E 179 34 138 77U 108 84 -2.5 -0.1 +1.4 +0.4
24 6 01 08 r X18239 K0 11.2 81E 179 41 163 99U 303 279 -2.7 -0.1 +1.5 -0.6
1997 September
None
Occultation Predictions for Los Angeles, California
USA
Longitude = -118 30 00 Latitude = +34 00 00 Altitude = 50
metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 3 15 37 D 138670cK0 7.6 83E 180 14 102 98U 95 70 -2.1 -0.3 +0.6 +1.0
138670 = 7.6 & 10.8, Sepn 35.7, PA 56
24 3 35 02 M 138662 G5 8.9 57E 180 18 105 85U 202 177 -2.2 -0.3 +9.9 +9.9
Graze of 138662 nearby at Lat = +34.11 -0.15(E. Long +118.50), CA = 85.0U
24 3 35 04 Gr138662 8.9 57E 180 18 105
24 4 22 42 R 138670cK0 7.6 7E 179 28 113 99U 310 285 -2.3 -0.3 +0.9 -0.5
138670 = 7.6 & 10.8, Sepn 35.7, PA 56
24 4 32 50 d X18239 K0 11.2 4E 179 29 115 35U 170 146 -2.3 -0.3 +0.3 -3.2
24 5 17 16 r X18239 K0 11.2 23E 179 37 124 44U 240 215 -2.4 -0.3 +2.5 +3.4
1997 September
None
Occultation Predictions for Palmer, Alaska USA
Longitude = -150 00 00 Latitude = +62 00 00 Altitude = 100 metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 4 23 23 R 138663 G5 9.0 7E 179 -1 0 94 95U 302 277 -2.3 -0.0 +0.0 +1.0
24 4 28 48 d X18239 K0 11.2 5E 179 -1 1 95 85U 84 59 -2.3 -0.0 +0.1 +1.9
24 5 18 15 D 138694 K5 9.0 24E 179 -7 6 106 100U 124 99 -2.4 -0.1 +0.2 +0.9
24 5 24 20 r X18239 K0 11.2 31E 179 -8 7 107 87U 315 290 -2.4 -0.1 +0.2 +0.6
1997 September
None
Occultation Predictions for Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Longitude = - 63 36 00 Latitude = +44 40 00 Altitude = 100 metres
1997 March
Day Time P Star Sp mag % elon sun moon CA PA WA long lat A B
h m s No D ill alt alt az o o o lib lib m/o m/o
24 3 26 48 d X18179 K0 11.0 68E 180 42 162 86U 102 77 -2.6 0.0 +1.9 +0.0
24 3 42 32 d X18185 K2 11.0 46E 180 43 167 96U 73 48 -2.7 0.0 +2.5 +1.2
24 4 17 45 D 138662 G5 8.9 10E 180 44 179 82U 85 61 -2.8 0.0 +2.3 +0.2
24 4 18 29 D 138663 G5 9.0 9E 180 44 179 76U 97 72 -2.8 0.0 +2.1 -0.2
24 4 44 28 r X18185 K2 11.0 4E 180 44 188 99U 341 316 -2.9 0.0 +0.9 -2.6
24 4 49 23 r X18179 K0 11.0 5E 180 43 190 86U 312 287 -2.9 0.0 +1.5 -1.5
24 5 30 37 R 138662 G5 8.9 39E 180 41 203 98U 328 303 -3.0 0.1 +1.2 -2.2
24 5 38 36 R 138663 G5 9.0 50E 179 41 206 94U 317 292 -3.0 0.1 +1.3 -1.9
1997 September
None
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