Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 April 07

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: High clouds
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -120.7 degree
Sun set: 02:08 UT
Moon rise: 16:54 UT
Moon set: 07:00 UT
Sun rise: 13:31 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 3000 ms
ES Exposure: 50000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03apr07/

Observing Notes:

Scattering, bright background.



Sample Lunar Images on April 07, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for April 07, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.139989; airmass absorptivity: -0.184874
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.138539; airmass absorptivity: -0.171718
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0889140; airmass absorptivity: -0.158781

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.27856, 1.23082, Stddev: 0.175562, 0.126732; Calc. [A*]: 1.47262


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