Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 January 14

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


General Information:

Observer: Vasyl Yurchyshyn
Weather: Thin clouds
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 80.0 degree
Sun set: 00:54 UT
Moon rise: 07:10 UT
Moon set: 19:13 UT
Sun rise: 14:58 UT
Camera temperature: degree C
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: - ms
ES Exposure: - ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jan14/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on January 14, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for January 14, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00527690; airmass absorptivity: -0.111239
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00306979; airmass absorptivity: -0.0888081
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.180433; airmass absorptivity: -0.0918398

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.15812, 1.23550, Stddev: 0.675375, 0.566419; Calc. [A*]: 1.25094


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