Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 June 11

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: good
Lunar Phase: 108.2 degree
Sun set: 02:55 UT
Moon rise: 09:02 UT
Moon set: 21:38 UT
Sun rise: 12:40 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 4000 - 2000 - 1400 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jun11/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on June 11, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.97 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for June 11, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0111033; airmass absorptivity: -0.157666
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00857935; airmass absorptivity: -0.147211
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0173981; airmass absorptivity: -0.161356

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.60248, 1.60325, Stddev: 0.0446950, 0.0417147; Calc. [A*]: 1.47950


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