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SKYMONITOR: A Global Network for Night Sky Brightness Measurements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

Dan McKenna ,
Donald Davis  and
Paul Boley
Dan McKenna
Affiliation:
1Palomar Observatory Po Box 200, Palomar Mountain CA 92060 email: dmck@astro.caltech.edu
Donald Davis
Affiliation:
International Dark-Sky Association, 3223 N. First Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85719 email: drd@psi.edu and pboley@gmail.com
Paul Boley
Affiliation:
International Dark-Sky Association, 3223 N. First Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85719 email: drd@psi.edu and pboley@gmail.com
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Abstract

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We have deployed a network of autonomous photometers that continuously measures the night sky brightness in the visual region at two sky positions simultaneously, typically near the zenith and the second at an elevation angle of 20 degrees. The Photometers are calibrated as a network to better than 5.

Keywords

night sky brightnessnetworked photometersSKYMONITOR
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 741
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015