Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 April 14

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General Information:

Observer: Enric Pallé Bagó
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Good
Lunar Phase: 118.1 degree
Sun set: 02:14 UT
Moon rise: 11:01 UT
Moon set: 21:45 UT
Sun rise: 13:21 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04apr14/

Observing Notes:

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Sample Lunar Images on April 14, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for April 14, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00783209; airmass absorptivity: -0.148089
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00508492; airmass absorptivity: -0.138546
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00965468; airmass absorptivity: -0.157194

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.51036, 1.51142, Stddev: 0.0443624, 0.0412494; Calc. [A*]: 1.47543


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