Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 May 27

(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: -90.5 degree
Sun set: 02:47 UT
Moon rise: 19:58 UT
Moon set: 08:45 UT
Sun rise: 12:43 UT
Camera temperature: -30
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1400 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04may27/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on May 27, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.88 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for May 27, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0136231; airmass absorptivity: -0.130021
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00927878; airmass absorptivity: -0.116629
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.259407; airmass absorptivity: -0.183133

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.28263, 1.27890, Stddev: 0.246065, 0.247273; Calc. [A*]: 1.37813


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