Re: [APML] How dark are your skies - measured data

[Chris1011@aol.com]

You can add me as Rockford, IL  Flux 638 at the AP observatory. 




In a message dated 5/28/2002 2:38:13 PM Central Daylight Time, mwcook@concentric.net writes:


> I think many of you might be interested in a sky light pollution
> measurement (Background Flux) that has captured a lot of
> attention on the SBIG list.  Many of the CCD imagers are
> going to be reporting the Flux measurement as part of the
> image data.
>
> Background Flux Calculator by Stan Moore 
> http://home.earthlink.net/~stanleymm/StandardBackground.html 
>
> State    Location               Flux      Contributor                  Notes
>
> AZ      Kitt Peak               28       A Block
> Balliang E. Victoria         33       Steven Juchnowski    Australia
> CA      Death Valley         36       Stan Moore
> WI      Cross Plains          36       Jeff Hapeman
> CA      Windsor                37?     Bert Katzung            Meade 416xte
> WY     Lyman                   40       Curtis MacDonald
> UK      Newbury               40       Derrick Farley
> OR      ARGO                   41      Tom Carrico          (central high desert)
> CO      Niwot                    42       Neil Martin
> CA      Central Coast         43      Stan Moore
> NSW   Salamander Bay    47      Greg Crawford        Australia
> AZ      Sunglow Ranch      53      John Smith
> PA      Charming Forge     61      Larry Citro
> OR      Monmouth             61      Jon Brewster       Willamette Valley
> AZ      Tucson                   66      John Smith           Hidden Loft?
> TX      Danciger                71      A Kelly
> CA      Soquel                   78      Steve Mandel
> CA      Moorpark              84      Tony Kriz            10 miles from Nulman
> UK      Reading                 93      George Sallit       10 miles from it
> CA      Camarillo            106      Randy Nulman
> OR      Corvallis             116      Tom Carrico
> MI       Ypsilanti             141      Carl Burton, jr
> SC       Rock Hill            145      Frank Barnes III
> AL       Decatur               153      Loren ?
> UK       Cambridge          183      Adrian Catterall
> IN        Huntertown         189      Mike Cook           Home Driveway
> CO     Colorado Springs 193      Doug Wheeland
> MA      Framingham        200      Richard Seavey   Home Driveway
> CT     Avon                     245      Rob Gendler
> Hanover Germany           256      Johannes Huwe
> CA     San Jose                395      Ray Gralak          ABG ccd, 30% moon
> FL      Ft. Lauderdale     1010      Chuck Faranda