Earthshine Observing Log - 2005 April 18
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on-line analysis result, and monthly lunar almanac)
General Information:
| Observer: |
Alla Shumko |
| Weather: |
partially cloudy |
| Seeing: |
Regular |
| Lunar Phase: |
-71.8 degree |
| Sun set: |
02:17 UT |
| Moon rise: |
20:59 UT |
| Moon set: |
10:28 UT |
| Sun rise: |
13:17 UT |
| Camera temperature: |
-35 |
| BE filter type: |
NG3 2mm |
| ES filter type: |
NG10 2mm |
| BS exposure: |
1000ms ms |
| ES Exposure: |
40000msec ms |
| Image sequence: |
4BS+ES+DC; FLAT |
| Image directory: |
(moon) /images/05apr18/ |
Observing Notes:
Partially cloudy sky, wind, clear from 07:30(UT) to 09:12 -- High clouds
Sample Lunar Images on April 18, 2005
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| Crescent |
Earthshine |
ES side flat |
Stddev of the flat: 1.39 (at the mean of 100).
On-line Analysis Result for April 18, 2005
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| Intensity vs. time |
Intensity vs. airmass |
[A*] |
Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.0448205; airmass absorptivity: -0.169531
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.0446634; airmass absorptivity: -0.159533
Earthshine fitting Stddev.: 0.186225; airmass absorptivity: -0.165928
[A*] (from top to bomttom): 0.907550, 0.907419, Stddev: 0.200054, 0.196177; Calc. [A*]: 1.06155
Comments:
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Last updated on Tue Jun 14 20:36:42 PDT 2005.