Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 August 02

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -129.2 degree
Sun set: 02:45 UT
Moon rise: 17:30 UT
Moon set: 05:21 UT
Sun rise: 13:03 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2500 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03aug02/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on August 02, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for August 02, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0526755; airmass absorptivity: -0.168965
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0490995; airmass absorptivity: -0.163532
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0535789; airmass absorptivity: -0.187816

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.57668, 1.59706, Stddev: 0.0885948, 0.126079; Calc. [A*]: 1.44567


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