Grazing Occultation Events in North America

Interactive Maps for Lunar Grazing Occultations
 

United States/S. Canada/N. Mexico
 webhosting visitors starting 31 Dec 2007

 

 January, February 2012

updated Thursday, January 19, 2012
courtesy of BRAD TIMERSON
 

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

Dave Herald's Lunar Occultation Reporting Application (200K ZIP file)

(updated November 3, 2008)

 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

 

Map, Jan 1 to Feb 29

Map, Mar 1 to Apr 30

Map, May 1 to Aug 15

Map, Aug 16 to Nov 15

Map, Nov 16 to Dec 31

 

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

 


 

Special Request Events

ZC 348 Edmonton, Alberta

Times    Profile

   
     
   

 

 

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.