Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 March 09

(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: -112.4 degree
Sun set: 01:46 UT
Moon rise: 17:39 UT
Moon set: 07:12 UT
Sun rise: 14:11 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 3000 - 2600 ms
ES Exposure: 100000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03mar09/

Observing Notes:

Humidity.



Sample Lunar Images on March 09, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for March 09, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0111240; airmass absorptivity: -0.140554
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00750673; airmass absorptivity: -0.132439
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0115060; airmass absorptivity: -0.162607

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.43265, 1.43027, Stddev: 0.0514001, 0.0510775; Calc. [A*]: 1.48155


Comments:
pmr@bbso.njit.edu
© BBSO/NJIT - Last updated on Wed Mar 24 15:55:48 PST 2004.