Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 August 19

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 83.0 degree
Sun set: 02:27 UT
Moon rise: 06:13 UT
Moon set: 20:18 UT
Sun rise: 13:16 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 - 4000 ms
ES Exposure: 90000 - 60000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03aug19/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on August 19, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for August 19, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0150991; airmass absorptivity: -0.248631
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0143577; airmass absorptivity: -0.241301
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.156340; airmass absorptivity: -0.233819

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.999007, 0.999022, Stddev: 0.136614, 0.137967; Calc. [A*]: 1.28266


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