Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 September 17

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Hazy
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: 74.7 degree
Sun set: 01:49 UT
Moon rise: 05:17 UT
Moon set: 20:04 UT
Sun rise: 13:36 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1200 ms
ES Exposure: 30000 - 20000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03sep17/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on September 17, 2003

Crescent Earthshine BS side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.88 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for September 17, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00712587; airmass absorptivity: -0.105068
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00310122; airmass absorptivity: -0.0993981



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