Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 January 29

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: High thin clouds
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -90.0 degree
Sun set: 01:09 UT
Moon rise: 19:19 UT
Moon set: 08:26 UT
Sun rise: 14:52 UT
Camera temperature: degree C
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1400 ms
ES Exposure: 30000 - 20000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jan29/

Observing Notes:

Bright sky. No Good ES data. NOTE Lunar occultation of a star in the SW of the ES image.



Sample Lunar Images on January 29, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for January 29, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0232073; airmass absorptivity: -0.113423
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0218579; airmass absorptivity: -0.110816
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0468299; airmass absorptivity: -0.0965637

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.16835, 1.28018, Stddev: 0.652441, 0.130880; Calc. [A*]: 1.37813


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