Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 June 10

(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: 96.5 degree
Sun set: 02:54 UT
Moon rise: 08:36 UT
Moon set: 20:39 UT
Sun rise: 12:40 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 - 1400 - 1200 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jun10/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on June 10, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 1.12 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for June 10, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00803218; airmass absorptivity: -0.156266
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00619974; airmass absorptivity: -0.144106
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.156335; airmass absorptivity: -0.162089

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.48838, 1.48688, Stddev: 0.0937138, 0.0930686; Calc. [A*]: 1.43624


Comments:
pmr@bbso.njit.edu
© BBSO/NJIT - Last updated on Fri Jun 11 02:17:30 PDT 2004.