Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 August 25

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Good
Lunar Phase: 150.3 degree
Sun set: 02:20 UT
Moon rise: 10:51 UT
Moon set: 00:54 UT
Sun rise: 13:20 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 6000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03aug25/

Observing Notes:

Moonshine too small, but trying to get some data ...



Sample Lunar Images on August 25, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for August 25, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.151682; airmass absorptivity: 0.00000
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0403355; airmass absorptivity: -0.313636
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00432333; airmass absorptivity: -0.169101

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.557793, -17.9079, Stddev: 0.696083, 15.7178; Calc. [A*]: 1.37321


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