Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 June 21

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General Information:

Observer: Enric Pallé Bagó
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 87.3 degree
Sun set: 02:58 UT
Moon rise: 08:01 UT
Moon set: 19:57 UT
Sun rise: 12:41 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1800 ms
ES Exposure: 60000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jun21/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on June 21, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for June 21, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00770954; airmass absorptivity: -0.128980
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00234901; airmass absorptivity: -0.120468
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0164519; airmass absorptivity: -0.102170

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.27739, 1.27777, Stddev: 0.231934, 0.231853; Calc. [A*]: 1.35625


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