Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 July 08

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Thin high clouds
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -74.4 degree
Sun set: 02:58 UT
Moon rise: 21:52 UT
Moon set: 08:19 UT
Sun rise: 12:47 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1400 ms
ES Exposure: 30000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jul08/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on July 08, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for July 08, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0221998; airmass absorptivity: -0.111139
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00449108; airmass absorptivity: -0.0964461
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0682285; airmass absorptivity: 0.00870609

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.14909, 1.15105, Stddev: 0.142983, 0.142911; Calc. [A*]: 1.14937


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