Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 July 23

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clouds
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: 112.7 degree
Sun set: 02:52 UT
Moon rise: 08:14 UT
Moon set: 22:29 UT
Sun rise: 12:56 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2500 ms
ES Exposure: 15000 - 25000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jul23/

Observing Notes:

No good earthshine data. Bright background.



Sample Lunar Images on July 23, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for July 23, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.483172; airmass absorptivity: -0.357198
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.435289; airmass absorptivity: -0.329035
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.115689; airmass absorptivity: -0.175647

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.55471, 1.12372, Stddev: 0.235349, 0.217135; Calc. [A*]: 1.48152


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