Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 September 18

(Go on for sample images, on-line analysis result, and monthly lunar almanac)


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Hazy
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: 85.6 degree
Sun set: 01:48 UT
Moon rise: 05:57 UT
Moon set: 21:01 UT
Sun rise: 13:37 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 - 1200 ms
ES Exposure: 60000 - 30000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03sep18/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on September 18, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for September 18, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00476072; airmass absorptivity: -0.132252
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00375673; airmass absorptivity: -0.127814
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.441050; airmass absorptivity: -0.00576281

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.70006, 1.70605, Stddev: 0.786791, 0.789643; Calc. [A*]: 1.31868


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