Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 October 22

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Good
Lunar Phase: 136.9 degree
Sun set: 01:02 UT
Moon rise: 10:36 UT
Moon set: 23:47 UT
Sun rise: 14:03 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/03oct22/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on October 22, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for October 22, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0108633; airmass absorptivity: -0.108057
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00815074; airmass absorptivity: -0.110575
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0370024; airmass absorptivity: -0.112711

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.53926, 1.54460, Stddev: 1.33756, 1.33785; Calc. [A*]: 1.42180


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