Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 April 06

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -131.6 degree
Sun set: 02:07 UT
Moon rise: 16:13 UT
Moon set: 06:02 UT
Sun rise: 13:33 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 4000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03apr06/

Observing Notes:

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Sample Lunar Images on April 06, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for April 06, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0131304; airmass absorptivity: -0.183312
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00859028; airmass absorptivity: -0.172374
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0174772; airmass absorptivity: -0.199444

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.57444, 1.56642, Stddev: 0.0828968, 0.0827014; Calc. [A*]: 1.44077


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