Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 January 12

(Go on for sample images, on-line analysis result, and monthly lunar almanac)


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -71.6 degree
Sun set: 00:53 UT
Moon rise: 20:38 UT
Moon set: 09:39 UT
Sun rise: 14:59 UT
Camera temperature: degree C
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 800 ms
ES Exposure: -- ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jan12/

Observing Notes:

ES2 Calibration


Sample Lunar Images on January 12, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.00 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for January 12, 2003

Intensity vs. time Intensity vs. airmass [A*]


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00856554; airmass absorptivity: -0.150899
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00307733; airmass absorptivity: -0.0779756
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00596275; airmass absorptivity: -1.23296

[A*] (from top to bomttom): -0.316400, 0.846474, Stddev: 2.09465, 0.0565777; Calc. [A*]: 1.09602


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