Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 February 19

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Hazy
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: 32.5 degree
Sun set: 01:30 UT
Moon rise: 03:46 UT
Moon set: 16:26 UT
Sun rise: 14:33 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 800 ms
ES Exposure: N/A
Image sequence: 12BS+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03feb19/

Observing Notes:

Only BS (ES2 calibration).



Sample Lunar Images on February 19, 2003

Crescent Earthshine BS side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for February 19, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00719910; airmass absorptivity: -0.127913
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00265776; airmass absorptivity: -0.118769



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