Earthshine Observing Log - 2005 January 18

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


General Information:

Observer: Pilar Montañés Rodriguez
Weather: Clear
Seeing: Regular
Lunar Phase: -78.8 degree
Sun set: 00:59 UT
Moon rise: 19:57 UT
Moon set: 09:15 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/05jan18/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on January 18, 2005

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 1.12 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for January 18, 2005

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.00780914; airmass absorptivity: -0.102798
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00638820; airmass absorptivity: -0.0989600
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0437229; airmass absorptivity: -0.147972

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.30297, 1.30258, Stddev: 0.180343, 0.178131; Calc. [A*]: 1.21642


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