Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 July 24

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General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -100.8 degree
Sun set: 02:51 UT
Moon rise: 19:50 UT
Moon set: 06:39 UT
Sun rise: 12:58 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1400 ms
ES Exposure: 60000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04jul24/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on July 24, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.00 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for July 24, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0249987; airmass absorptivity: -0.0992195
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0217823; airmass absorptivity: -0.0907982
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0255908; airmass absorptivity: -0.107865

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.52425, 1.52786, Stddev: 0.143149, 0.129233; Calc. [A*]: 1.46001


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