Earthshine Observing Log - 2003 December 17

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Hazy
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 98.3 degree
Sun set: 00:35 UT
Moon rise: 08:14 UT
Moon set: 20:42 UT
Sun rise: 14:52 UT
Camera temperature: degree C
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 ms
ES Exposure: 80000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/03dec17/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on December 17, 2003

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for December 17, 2003

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.133710; airmass absorptivity: -0.122222
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0604689; airmass absorptivity: -0.0870053
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0633695; airmass absorptivity: -0.118496

[A*] (from top to bomttom): -0.0398077, -0.0394685, Stddev: 0.202794, 0.113651; Calc. [A*]: 1.44237


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