Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 March 11

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Mostly clear.
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -90.5 degree
Sun set: 01:47 UT
Moon rise: 18:59 UT
Moon set: 09:08 UT
Sun rise: 14:08 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1600 ms
ES Exposure: 50000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03mar11/

Observing Notes:

Humidity high at the end of the night.



Sample Lunar Images on March 11, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for March 11, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0121022; airmass absorptivity: -0.188892
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00683129; airmass absorptivity: -0.163060
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0302786; airmass absorptivity: -0.182339

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.982363, 1.13669, Stddev: 0.843369, 0.0479286; Calc. [A*]: 1.37813


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