Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 March 24

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -141.5 degree
Sun set: 01:58 UT
Moon rise: 15:46 UT
Moon set: 05:00 UT
Sun rise: 13:49 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 6000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04mar24/

Observing Notes:

Some low clouds.



Sample Lunar Images on March 24, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for March 24, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.884486; airmass absorptivity: -0.275407
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.890090; airmass absorptivity: -0.279959
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.594503; airmass absorptivity: -0.273230

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.31461, 1.03420, Stddev: 0.500554, 0.663064; Calc. [A*]: 1.40393


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