United States/S. Canada/N. Mexico
visitors starting 31 Dec 2007
Grazing Occultation Events in North America
Interactive Maps for Lunar Grazing
Occultations
United States/S. Canada/N. Mexico
visitors starting 31 Dec 2007
January, February 2012
ALL TIMES UT UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
All Graze Predictions created using Dave Herald's OCCULT v.4 software.
Interactive Maps of Event Paths
Included Time File
gives times along the graze path.
Email me for Profiles
for specific longitude positions and elevations along the path.
Use the Offsets on the maps to
adjust location based on the Profile.
At the links below, you will be directed to Google
Maps of the event.
This is an interactive map allowing you to zoom in on your location and
find road intersections at which observing stations
can be located.
I appreciate the help of Derek Breit and Kiwi Geoff Hitchcox in getting these pages published.
New Procedures to Report Total and Grazing Lunar Occultations
The International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA) analyzes lunar occultation observations and is now the world clearinghouse for such observations,
having taken over this role from the International Lunar Occultation Centre (ILOC), which closed in March 2009.
Because of this, new procedures have been established to aid observers in reporting their observations.
Two new ways (in addition to using OCCULT4 directly and LOW - Lunar Occultation Workbench) are now available to report lunar occultations.
Dave Herald has written a stand-alone application called LunarReport which looks very much like the module used in OCCULT4 to enter observations.
It is a small file (200k zipfile) that is a good alternative for those not wanting to download the full Occult program.
The second, much less desirable method, uses an Excel Report Form similar to the Form in widespread use in the reporting of Asteroidal Occultations.
If you use this Form, be aware that your results will be converted to an Occult readable format
and you will not be provided with feedback other than to see the results once they are published in Occult.
***It is preferred that all observers enter their observations in the OCCULT program.***
***If that program is not available, then use the stand-alone application provided by Dave Herald in the table below.***
As a LAST resort, you may use the Excel Report Form.
Read HERE the latest information on how to Report Lunar Occultations (Word file) (Text File)
FIRST TIME OBSERVERS or those who have questions about filling in these Forms
should ASK THEIR COORDINATOR for help.
In North America, observers should contact Derek Breit with any questions they have.
He is more than willing to help observers through that first filing session.
Check this out! http://www.poyntsource.com/New/LunarOccTiming.htm
Send all Grazing Occultation Reports to Mitsuru Soma . North America observers should send a Copy to Derek Breit.
Send all North American Total Occultation Reports to Derek Breit
Reports should be created using the following tools.
They are listed in the preferred order.
(PLEASE use OCCULT when available)
| OCCULT download page |
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Dave Herald's Lunar Occultation Reporting Application (200K ZIP file) (updated November 3, 2008) |
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Excel-based Lunar Occultation Report Form Directions for use of the Excel-based Form (Word) (Text) PLEASE, use this Form ONLY when the other two options are not available |
| LOW download page |
Dave Herald's Summary Emails of the NEW Procedures (Text file)
Dave Herald's Important Information regarding Double Stars and Lunar Occultations (text file)
Table of Lunar Grazing Occultations in North America for 2012 (text file)
by David Dunham and Eberhard Riedel
Detailed Path Data (text file)
For these events, additional details can be found using Occult4
OR by emailing Brad Timerson directly for specific times and profiles.
Be SURE to include expected observing site location and elevation.
January 21, 2012 SAO 187005 South limit Times
January 21, 2012 ZC 2704 North limit Times
January 25, 2012 ZC 3287 North limit Times
January 26, 2012 SAO 146103 North limit Times
January 30, 2012 SAO 92548 North limit Times
January 30, 2012 ZC 244 North limit Times
January 31, 2012 ZC 348 North limit Times
More information for this event at bottom of page!
January 31, 2012 ZC 371 North limit Times
n. Mexico, Baja only
January 31, 2012 ZC 457 South limit Times
February 1, 2012 ZC 465 North limit Times
February 1, 2012 SAO 93394 North limit Times
February 2, 2012 ZC 631 North limit Times
February 3, 2012 ZC 752 South limit Times
February 3, 2012 SAO 77003 North limit Times
February 4, 2012 ZC 891 North limit Times
February 4, 2012 ZC 905 North limit Times
February 4, 2012 SAO 77916 North limit Times
February 5, 2012 ZC 1031 North limit Times
February 5, 2012 SAO 78769 North limit Times
February 5, 2012 SAO 96312 North limit Times
February 6, 2012 ZC 1198 North limit Times
February 8, 2012 ZC 1410 North limit Times
February 12, 2012 ZC 1906 South limit Times
February 13, 2012 ZC 2029 North limit Times
February 14, 2012 SAO 183232 South limit Times
February 14, 2012 ZC 2172 North limit Times
Baja and Mexico only
February 19, 2012 ZC 2952 South limit Times
February 24, 2012 ZC 3501 North limit Times
February 26, 2012 ZC 194 North limit Times
February 26, 2012 ZC 197 North limit Times
February 26, 2012 SAO 92762 North limit Times
February 27, 2012 ZC 313 North limit Times
February 27, 2012 ZC 415 North limit Times
February 28, 2012 ZC 432 South limit Times
February 29, 2012 SAO 76101 North limit Times
February 29, 2012 SAO 76127 North limit Times
February 29, 2012 ZC 534 North limit Times
Important Request for U.S. Observers of Grazing Occultations Missing Graze Reports: 1974-1985 (46 kb Excel file) Please help Dave Gault and Dave Herald fill in data for these Missing Graze Reports. Check this file to see if you have Graze Reports that have not been properly filed. |
