Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 January 16

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


General Information:

Observer: Vasyl B. Yurchyshyn
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 105.5 degree
Sun set: 00:56 UT
Moon rise: 09:23 UT
Moon set: 20:17 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/04jan16/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on January 16, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for January 16, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00591829; airmass absorptivity: -0.119049
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00498723; airmass absorptivity: -0.110624
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0212299; airmass absorptivity: -0.138925

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.59501, 1.69942, Stddev: 2.16304, 1.98690; Calc. [A*]: 1.47436


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