GROUND BASED NETWORK
UNESCO TRIPPSTADT
The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Palatinate Forest-North Vosges is one of the International Dark Sky Parks in Germany and thus installed dedicated instruments to measure the night sky. One of the measuring spots is the roof of the House of Sustainability – the hub for activities in the park with an exhibition. It offers guided tours as well as star gazing spots for astrologists and the interested public.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
Astmon Sky Brightness Monitor
N° OF STATIONS
1
LOCATION
Trippstadt, Germany
COORDINATES
49.33814 °N, 7.82565 °E, 470 m
MEASUREMENT POINT
Dark Sky Park, nature reserve, low range mountains
STATUS
Unknown
DATA AVAILABILITY
Not published
TIME RANGE
Not specified
FREQUENCY OF MEASUREMENT
Not specified
DATA PUBLISHING FREQUENCY
n/a
DATA PUBLISHING DELAY
n/a
MORE INFORMATION
CALIBRATED DATA
Yes
MEASUREMENT UNIT
mag/arcsec²
WAVELENGTH RANGE
U, B, V, R and I Johnson filters
FIELD-OF-VIEW
All-sky
POINTING DIRECTION
Zenith
DATA VISUALISATION
No
DATA DOWNLOAD
No
DATA FORMAT
n/a
DATA POLICY
n/a
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