Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 August 18

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Thin cirrus
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 72.0 degree
Sun set: 02:29 UT
Moon rise: 05:45 UT
Moon set: 19:21 UT
Sun rise: 13:15 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1600 ms
ES Exposure: 40000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03aug18/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on August 18, 2003

Crescent Earthshine BS side flat


Stddev of the flat: 1.01 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for August 18, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00569331; airmass absorptivity: -0.207560
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00435699; airmass absorptivity: -0.198136



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