Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 August 23

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Good
Lunar Phase: 127.1 degree
Sun set: 02:23 UT
Moon rise: 08:53 UT
Moon set: 23:59 UT
Sun rise: 13:19 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/03aug23/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on August 23, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for August 23, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00834536; airmass absorptivity: -0.106860
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00394103; airmass absorptivity: -0.105197
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0135089; airmass absorptivity: -0.0994437

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.42269, 1.42560, Stddev: 0.0338414, 0.0355644; Calc. [A*]: 1.45497


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