Earthshine Observing Log - 2005 March 16

(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: -107.2 degree
Sun set: 01:52 UT
Moon rise: 17:40 UT
Moon set: 07:56 UT
Sun rise: 14:00 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 1600 ms
ES Exposure: 120000 ms
Image sequence: 4BS+ES+DC; FLAT
Image directory: (moon) /images/05mar16/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on March 16, 2005

Crescent Earthshine ES side flat


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


On-line Analysis Result for March 16, 2005

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


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0145668; airmass absorptivity: -0.137032
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0112752; airmass absorptivity: -0.131097
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.207349; airmass absorptivity: -0.234283

[A*] (from top to bomttom): 1.79048, 1.79157, Stddev: 1.65670, 1.65801; Calc. [A*]: 1.47723


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