Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 April 15

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General Information:

Observer: Enric Pallé Bagó
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Good
Lunar Phase: 130.3 degree
Sun set: 02:15 UT
Moon rise: 11:33 UT
Moon set: 22:49 UT
Sun rise: 13:20 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 5000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04apr15/

Observing Notes:

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Sample Lunar Images on April 15, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for April 15, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00871837; airmass absorptivity: -0.133732
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00653524; airmass absorptivity: -0.126437
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00817345; airmass absorptivity: -0.129736

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.64177, 1.63841, Stddev: 0.111553, 0.226124; Calc. [A*]: 1.44077


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