Earthshine Observing Log - 2004 August 05

(Go on for sample images, on-line analysis result, and monthly lunar almanac)


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Mostly clear
Seeing: bad
Lunar Phase: 60.5 degree
Sun set: 02:41 UT
Moon rise: 05:30 UT
Moon set: 18:17 UT
Sun rise: 13:06 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1200 ms
ES Exposure: 30000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/04aug05/

Observing Notes:

Bright background due to scattered light from the moonshine.



Sample Lunar Images on August 05, 2004

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for August 05, 2004

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00458063; airmass absorptivity: -0.129861
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00525748; airmass absorptivity: -0.119019
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0832139; airmass absorptivity: -0.151453

[A*] (from top to bomttom): -0.0590987, -0.0586881, Stddev: 0.535708, 0.535170; Calc. [A*]: 0.743544


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