Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 April 26

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 123.3 degree
Sun set: 02:23 UT
Moon rise: 11:01 UT
Moon set: 22:18 UT
Sun rise: 13:08 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 3000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03apr26/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on April 26, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for April 26, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0123771; airmass absorptivity: -0.147587
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00537854; airmass absorptivity: -0.135269
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00403340; airmass absorptivity: -0.153998

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.66877, 1.66290, Stddev: 0.173232, 0.127552; Calc. [A*]: 1.46468


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