Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 January 27

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Hazy
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: 116.5 degree
Sun set: 01:07 UT
Moon rise: 10:31 UT
Moon set: 20:50 UT
Sun rise: 14:53 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: -- ms
ES Exposure: -- ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jan27/

Observing Notes:

Bright background. No good earthshine data.



Sample Lunar Images on January 27, 2003

Crescent Earthshine BS side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.80 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for January 27, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.199542; airmass absorptivity: 0.189656
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.157393; airmass absorptivity: 0.157152



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