Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 March 12

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Thin fog.
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -79.1 degree
Sun set: 01:48 UT
Moon rise: 19:50 UT
Moon set: 10:05 UT
Sun rise: 14:07 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1600 ms
ES Exposure: 20000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03mar12/

Observing Notes:

Low clouds, high humidity.



Sample Lunar Images on March 12, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for March 12, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.444216; airmass absorptivity: -0.435322
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.380313; airmass absorptivity: -0.376223
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00409167; airmass absorptivity: -0.295316

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.15362, 1.14071, Stddev: 0.292484, 0.00000; Calc. [A*]: 1.21678


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