Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 May 26

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -102.1 degree
Sun set: 02:46 UT
Moon rise: 18:57 UT
Moon set: 08:15 UT
Sun rise: 12:43 UT
Camera temperature: -30
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1800 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04may26/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on May 26, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 1.26 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for May 26, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0296681; airmass absorptivity: -0.173690
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0537841; airmass absorptivity: -0.167188
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.212165; airmass absorptivity: -0.152837

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.36117, 1.35976, Stddev: 0.249088, 0.242472; Calc. [A*]: 1.46195


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