Earthshine Observing Log - 2005 January 17

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Good
Lunar Phase: -90.4 degree
Sun set: 00:58 UT
Moon rise: 19:27 UT
Moon set: 08:14 UT
Sun rise: 14:57 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1000 ms
ES Exposure: 100000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/05jan17/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on January 17, 2005

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.89 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for January 17, 2005

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00694999; airmass absorptivity: -0.113289
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00451177; airmass absorptivity: -0.106472
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0143583; airmass absorptivity: -0.163947

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.45576, 1.45647, Stddev: 0.126301, 0.126704; Calc. [A*]: 1.37813


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