Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 July 24

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 123.6 degree
Sun set: 02:51 UT
Moon rise: 08:48 UT
Moon set: 23:28 UT
Sun rise: 12:57 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 3000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03jul24/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on July 24, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for July 24, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00765814; airmass absorptivity: -0.165185
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00476984; airmass absorptivity: -0.156765
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00834170; airmass absorptivity: -0.138057

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.44439, 1.44569, Stddev: 0.0321380, 0.0286097; Calc. [A*]: 1.46590


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