Earthshine Observing Log - 2005 January 19

(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: -67.5 degree
Sun set: 01:00 UT
Moon rise: 20:30 UT
Moon set: 10:16 UT
Sun rise: 14:57 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 900 ms
ES Exposure: 90000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/05jan19/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on January 19, 2005

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.87 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for January 19, 2005

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0117220; airmass absorptivity: -0.109245
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.00711873; airmass absorptivity: -0.104991
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0249694; airmass absorptivity: -0.161272

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.974740, 0.975890, Stddev: 0.228916, 0.224601; Calc. [A*]: 0.948407


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