Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 September 22

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 131.4 degree
Sun set: 01:42 UT
Moon rise: 09:37 UT
Moon set: 23:59 UT
Sun rise: 13:40 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/03sep22/

Observing Notes:

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Sample Lunar Images on September 22, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for September 22, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00621720; airmass absorptivity: -0.123643
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00396120; airmass absorptivity: -0.121794
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0627626; airmass absorptivity: -0.123418

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.45469, 1.45843, Stddev: 0.0674346, 0.0674979; Calc. [A*]: 1.44077


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