Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 June 08

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez & Vladimir Abramenko
Weather: Clouds
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -84.4 degree
Sun set: 02:53 UT
Moon rise: 20:40 UT
Moon set: 08:46 UT
Sun rise: 12:40 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1600 ms
ES Exposure: 50000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jun08/

Observing Notes:

Clouds, bright background.



Sample Lunar Images on June 08, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for June 08, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0179230; airmass absorptivity: -0.178480
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00925552; airmass absorptivity: -0.168939
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0496794; airmass absorptivity: -0.189894

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.22463, 1.22548, Stddev: 0.297228, 0.294453; Calc. [A*]: 1.31166


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