Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 June 04

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez, Vladimir Abramenko & Vasyl Yurchyshyn
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -133.3 degree
Sun set: 02:51 UT
Moon rise: 16:20 UT
Moon set: 06:22 UT
Sun rise: 12:41 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/03jun04/

Observing Notes:

Some low clouds.



Sample Lunar Images on June 04, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for June 04, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0267085; airmass absorptivity: -0.190714
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0102432; airmass absorptivity: -0.177628
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0267611; airmass absorptivity: -0.205666

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.767638, 1.54331, Stddev: 1.36481, 0.101826; Calc. [A*]: 1.43401


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