Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 October 19

(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: 100.2 degree
Sun set: 01:06 UT
Moon rise: 07:20 UT
Moon set: 22:06 UT
Sun rise: 14:00 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2500 - 2000 - 1800 ms
ES Exposure: 70000 - 60000 - 40000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03oct19/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on October 19, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for October 19, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00832663; airmass absorptivity: -0.121293
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00545497; airmass absorptivity: -0.115818
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0354253; airmass absorptivity: -0.0870507

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.20564, 1.47623, Stddev: 1.08698, 0.0585540; Calc. [A*]: 1.45536


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