Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 May 28

(Go on for sample images, on-line analysis result, and monthly lunar almanac)


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: good
Lunar Phase: -78.6 degree
Sun set: 02:47 UT
Moon rise: 21:00 UT
Moon set: 09:13 UT
Sun rise: 12:43 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1200 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04may28/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on May 28, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 1.00 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for May 28, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0153209; airmass absorptivity: -0.138573
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0304635; airmass absorptivity: -0.115287
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.246727; airmass absorptivity: -0.124104

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.12319, 1.11562, Stddev: 0.217591, 0.210331; Calc. [A*]: 1.21642


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