Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 May 13

(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: 113.5 degree
Sun set: 02:37 UT
Moon rise: 10:06 UT
Moon set: 21:45 UT
Sun rise: 12:51 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 -- 2200 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04may13/

Observing Notes:

Camera temperature -20 till image #20



Sample Lunar Images on May 13, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 1.29 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for May 13, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0115125; airmass absorptivity: -0.157961
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00554530; airmass absorptivity: -0.151468
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0389291; airmass absorptivity: -0.165048

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.64843, 1.64720, Stddev: 0.108251, 0.0886871; Calc. [A*]: 1.48048


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