Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 January 26

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 103.6 degree
Sun set: 01:06 UT
Moon rise: 09:22 UT
Moon set: 20:08 UT
Sun rise: 14:54 UT
Camera temperature: degree C
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1600 ms
ES Exposure: 60000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jan26/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on January 26, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for January 26, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00893192; airmass absorptivity: -0.106975
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00994715; airmass absorptivity: -0.0953222
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0250701; airmass absorptivity: -0.145379

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.33231, 1.33188, Stddev: 0.0545265, 0.0528093; Calc. [A*]: 1.47037


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