Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 January 27

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Cirrus
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -112.3 degree
Sun set: 01:07 UT
Moon rise: 18:25 UT
Moon set: 06:30 UT
Sun rise: 14:53 UT
Camera temperature: degree C
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 3000 - 2000 ms
ES Exposure: 15000 - 20000 - 35000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jan27/

Observing Notes:

Scattered light from the BS. No Good ES data.



Sample Lunar Images on January 27, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for January 27, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.358994; airmass absorptivity: -0.233018
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.331412; airmass absorptivity: -0.224331
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0509649; airmass absorptivity: -0.112369

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.93613, 1.75691, Stddev: 1.66871, 1.67541; Calc. [A*]: 1.48138


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