Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 January 24

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Cloudy
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: 77.5 degree
Sun set: 01:04 UT
Moon rise: 07:06 UT
Moon set: 18:58 UT
Sun rise: 14:55 UT
Camera temperature: degree C
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1200 ms
ES Exposure: 50000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jan24/

Observing Notes:

Clouds.


Sample Lunar Images on January 24, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for January 24, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00583409; airmass absorptivity: -0.112689
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00342275; airmass absorptivity: -0.108741
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0431347; airmass absorptivity: -0.138840

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.920633, 0.920272, Stddev: 0.107448, 0.105173; Calc. [A*]: 1.17943


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