Estimations of the magnitude of the Moon during the total phase in 16/9/1997 lunar eclipse were done by Mr. Khalid Al-Tell, Moh'd Odeh, Ms. Sana'a Abdo, and Ms. Nada Abanda.

The reversed binocular method was used to estimate the magnitude. Below you can find the raw data that we achieved. The time is in UT, followed by the estimated magnitude, then the reference star.

Observer: Mr. Khalid Al-Tell, using reversed 7x50 B.

• 18:20, 1.9, ??
• 18:43, 2.8, Gamma Cassiopeiae
• 18:55, 3.2, Gamma and Epsilon Cassiopeiae
• 19:07, 3.2, Gamma and Epsilon Cassiopeiae

• 18:20, 1.3, Deneb
• 18:34, 2.8, Gamma Cassiopeiae
• 18:43, 2.8, Gamma Cassiopeiae
• 18:55, 3.0, Gamma and Epsilon Cassiopeiae
• 19:12, 1.3, Deneb

• 18:20, 1.5, Famalhout
• 18:34, 2.0, ??
• 18:43, 2.8, Gamma Cassiopeiae
• 18:51, 3.4, Epsilon Cassiopeiae

• 18:20, 1.3, Deneb
• 18:34, 2.8, Gamma Cassiopeiae
• 18:43, 2.8, Gamma Cassiopeiae
• 18:55, 3.0, Gamma and Epsilon Cassiopeiae
• 19:07, 3.2, Gamma and Epsilon Cassiopeiae

• The previous magnitudes are not reduced. Theoretically, 7X50 B. should be reduced by ~ 4.3 mag. and 10X50 B. by ~ 5.0 mag., when comparing the Moon in the reversed B. with the view of stars with the naked eye. Adopting these values, the reduced lunar magnitude at mid-eclipse is: (Khalid Al-Tell: -1.3), (Mohammad Odeh: -1.4), (Nada Abanda: -2.0), (Sana'a Abdo: -1.4)
• Astronomers from Portugal estimated the lunar magnitude at mid-eclipse to be (-1.9 +/- 0.2)
• Detailed Report can be found at Comet Observers' Forum.
• The coordinates of our location are:-
  - Longitude: 35:56 E
  - Latitude: 31:57 N
  - Elevation: 840 m