Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 April 11

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Smoke.
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -74.6 degree
Sun set: 02:11 UT
Moon rise: 20:40 UT
Moon set: 10:26 UT
Sun rise: 13:26 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1400 ms
ES Exposure: 50000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03apr11/

Observing Notes:

Bright background.



Sample Lunar Images on April 11, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for April 11, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0302521; airmass absorptivity: -0.174246
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00747307; airmass absorptivity: -0.167892
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0301743; airmass absorptivity: -0.187168

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.879620, 1.07593, Stddev: 1.81620, 1.58766; Calc. [A*]: 1.11797


Comments:
pmr@bbso.njit.edu
© BBSO/NJIT - Last updated on Wed Mar 24 20:56:49 PST 2004.