Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 March 11

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Hazy.
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: 57.3 degree
Sun set: 01:48 UT
Moon rise: 06:15 UT
Moon set: 16:54 UT
Sun rise: 14:07 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1400 ms
ES Exposure: 20000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04mar11/

Observing Notes:

Bright background, not good ES data.



Sample Lunar Images on March 11, 2004

Crescent Earthshine BS side flat


Stddev of the flat: 1.09 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for March 11, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0312815; airmass absorptivity: -0.148532
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0591458; airmass absorptivity: -0.146050



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