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

["Mike Cook, AF9Y" <mwcook@concentric.net>]

It is obtained by entering a CCD measurement near zenith on a clear,
no moon night.  With the equipment information, Stan was able to
provide normalized unit of measurement that we can use for
comparisons.  Here again is the calculator website:

Background Flux Calculator by Stan Moore 
http://home.earthlink.net/~stanleymm/StandardBackground.html 

Given the right information, one could use the STV CCD for the
measurement.


From:           	KGKIRKLEY@aol.com

> Mike:
> I saw this posting on the SBIG list, but somehow missed the beginning.
> How is the figure obtained?
> Obvioulsy, the higher the flux value the worse the sky light pollution, but 
> is this sky glow or human light pollution or both?
> 
> Kent Kirkley


Mike Cook, AF9Y
http://www.af9y.com
mwcook@cris.com




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