Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 September 29

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Good
Lunar Phase: -136.5 degree
Sun set: 01:32 UT
Moon rise: 17:44 UT
Moon set: 03:29 UT
Sun rise: 13:45 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 4000 ms
ES Exposure: 80000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03sep29/

Observing Notes:

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Sample Lunar Images on September 29, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for September 29, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0170344; airmass absorptivity: -0.107876
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00819953; airmass absorptivity: -0.104080
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00409117; airmass absorptivity: -0.127834

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.61427, 1.61520, Stddev: 0.125213, 0.168127; Calc. [A*]: 1.41648


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