Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 June 24

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General Information:

Observer: Enric Pallé Bagó
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -108.0 degree
Sun set: 02:59 UT
Moon rise: 18:50 UT
Moon set: 07:15 UT
Sun rise: 12:42 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 2000 ms
ES Exposure: 100000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jun24/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on June 24, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.94 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for June 24, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0271018; airmass absorptivity: -0.158662
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0305427; airmass absorptivity: -0.148500
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.253987; airmass absorptivity: -0.158627

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.38423, 1.38199, Stddev: 0.192219, 0.186364; Calc. [A*]: 1.47950


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