Byron W. Soulsby
Calwell Lunar Observatory – Updated by the Isabella Plains Lunar Observatory Australia in February 2008.
**** SUMMARY OF CRATER TIMING REDUCTIONS ****
Schmidt's timings were analysed using a series of QuickBasic V4.5 software programs and are compared in the table below with those of the author which used computed primary contact and selected crater timing predictions for each eclipse, using identical ephemerides.
The
reciprocal umbral oblateness (OBL) values were found
from a best-fit ellipse program with statistical acceptance limits of
0
< %E < 4 for all primary contact and crater
timing results.
IMMERSION
Crater Timings
EMERSION Crater
Timings
|
DATE OBSERVER |
No |
MEAN
%E |
Mean Error |
OBL |
No |
MEAN
%E |
Mean Error |
OBL |
|
18420126(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
23 |
1.8987 |
0.1462 |
371 |
27 |
2.2595 |
0.1438 |
42.5 |
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. PREDICTIONS |
72 234 |
2.3530 2.3875 |
0.0106 0.0035 |
221 380 |
1 233 |
2.0293 2.2252 |
- 0.0094 |
- - |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
329 |
2.3458 |
0.0150 |
|
266 |
2.2295 |
0.0238 |
|
|
18431207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
4 |
1.6777 |
0.4497 |
- |
2 |
1.1762
|
0..7065 |
- |
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
6 |
2.0376 |
0.1368 |
- |
4 |
2.6109 |
0.0333 |
- |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
10 |
1.8937 |
0.2620 |
|
6 |
2.1327 |
0.2577 |
|
|
18440531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
39 |
2.0048 |
0.1413 |
79.6 |
41 |
1.9640 |
0.1357 |
50.0 |
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
56 |
1.2773 |
0.0305 |
65.4 |
0 |
|
|
- |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
95 |
1.5760 |
0.0760 |
|
41 |
1.9640 |
0.1357 |
|
|
18441124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
8 |
2.6295 |
0.2940 |
- |
0 |
|
|
|
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
58 |
1.4706 |
0.0259 |
66.4 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
66 |
1.6111 |
0.0584 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18470331 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
0 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
18 |
1.9148 |
0.0336 |
259 |
1 |
2.3118 |
0 |
- |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
18 |
1.9148 |
0.0336 |
|
1 |
2.3118 |
0 |
|
|
18480319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
7 |
2.2270 |
0.1894 |
- |
23 |
2.3740 |
0.1590 |
- |
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
55 |
1.5911 |
0.0205 |
79.15 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
62 |
1.6629 |
0.0396 |
|
23 |
2.3740 |
0.1590 |
|
|
1849039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
28 |
2.5417 |
0.1386 |
- |
19 |
1.4980 |
0.1503 |
- |
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
42 |
2.1423 |
0.0456 |
62.3 |
42 |
2.2258 |
0.0218 |
71.5 |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
70 |
2.3021 |
0.0828 |
|
61 |
1.9991 |
0.0618 |
|
|
18510117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
1 |
0.8478 |
- |
|
1 |
1.7952 |
- |
|
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
214 |
2.1039 |
0.0064 |
- |
8 |
2.1068 |
0.0553 |
- |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
215 |
2.0980 |
0.0064 |
|
9 |
2.0722 |
0.0553 |
|
|
18520107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
58 |
1.3760 |
0.0127 |
371 |
2 |
1.6128 |
0.1593 |
- |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
58 |
1.3760 |
0.0127 |
|
2 |
1.6128 |
0.1593 |
|
|
18541104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
18 |
2.0781 |
0.0109 |
82 |
3 |
1.9291 |
0.0798 |
- |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
18 |
2.0781 |
0.0109 |
|
3 |
1.9291 |
0.0798 |
|
|
18561013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
|
1.0470 |
0.1405 |
88.8 |
58 |
2.6986 |
0.1193 |
36.9 |
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
|
1.5014 |
0.0253 |
189 |
1 |
2.1586 |
0 |
- |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
|
1.3329 |
0.0680 |
|
59 |
2.6894 |
0.1193 |
|
|
18580227 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
121 |
2.3573 |
0.0134 |
65.8 |
9 |
2.4645 |
0.0112 |
207 |
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
121 |
2.3573 |
0.0134 |
|
9 |
2.4645 |
0.0112 |
|
|
18600207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
35 |
1.4711 |
0.1329 |
371 |
60 |
2.4965 |
0.1103 |
41.6 |
|
SOULSBY
BYRON W. |
242 |
1.8306 |
0.0107 |
|
238 |
2.3817 |
0.0069 |
|
|
Total
No / Mean / me |
277 |
1.7851 |
0.0261 |
|
301 |
2.4015 |
0.0277 |
|
|
18600801 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHMIDT
JULIUS |
9 |