Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 July 22

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Cloudy
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: 101.8 degree
Sun set: 02:53 UT
Moon rise: 07:45 UT
Moon set: 21:31 UT
Sun rise: 12:56 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 - 2400 ms
ES Exposure: 25000 - 40000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jul22/

Observing Notes:

Only a few data due to clouds.



Sample Lunar Images on July 22, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for July 22, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 1.38237; airmass absorptivity: 0.807289
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 1.33968; airmass absorptivity: 0.762016
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.250338; airmass absorptivity: 0.135575

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.45666, 0.343530, Stddev: 0.300494, 0.269561; Calc. [A*]: 1.46195


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