Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 June 23

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General Information:

Observer: Enric Pallé Bagó
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -119.5 degree
Sun set: 02:59 UT
Moon rise: 17:50 UT
Moon set: 06:47 UT
Sun rise: 12:41 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2500 ms
ES Exposure: 100% ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jun23/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on June 23, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.87 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for June 23, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0223810; airmass absorptivity: -0.154970
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0128093; airmass absorptivity: -0.143978
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.110550; airmass absorptivity: -0.166854

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.39663, 1.39348, Stddev: 0.106812, 0.106040; Calc. [A*]: 1.47451


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