Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 June 13

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Excelent
Lunar Phase: 130.9 degree
Sun set: 02:56 UT
Moon rise: 09:54 UT
Moon set: 23:34 UT
Sun rise: 12:40 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 4000 - 3000 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jun13/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on June 13, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for June 13, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0124152; airmass absorptivity: -0.154614
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00942145; airmass absorptivity: -0.147609
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0199967; airmass absorptivity: -0.153733

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.65375, 1.65108, Stddev: 0.125078, 0.178182; Calc. [A*]: 1.44241


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