Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 April 01

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General Information:

Observer: Enric Pallé Bagó
Weather: Hazy
Seeing: Bad
Lunar Phase: -52.7 degree
Sun set: 02:04 UT
Moon rise: 22:23 UT
Moon set: 11:45 UT
Sun rise: 13:38 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1000 ms
ES Exposure: 10000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04apr01/

Observing Notes:

High thin cirrus and haze.



Sample Lunar Images on April 01, 2004

Crescent Earthshine BS side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.94 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for April 01, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0663443; airmass absorptivity: -2.92670
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0431078; airmass absorptivity: -3.25168



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