GROUND BASED NETWORK
BAJA OBSERVATORY
The Baja Observatory was firstly established in 1955, during the reconstruction after the Second World War, by an amateur astronomer, Mihály Borbás. The observatory is now operated by the University of Szeged. It is primarily used for astronomical research and education. Since 2010, they measure the night sky brightness with an SQM instrument.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
Sky-Quality Meter
N° OF STATIONS
1
LOCATION
Baja, Hungary
COORDINATES
46.18028 °N, 19.01093 °E, 110 m
MEASUREMENT POINT
Rural area,
Astronomical observatory
STATUS
Operational
DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes, freely available
TIME RANGE
Since 2010
FREQUENCY OF MEASUREMENT
Every minute
DATA PUBLISHING FREQUENCY
Daily
DATA PUBLISHING DELAY
None
MORE INFORMATION
CALIBRATED DATA
Yes
MEASUREMENT UNIT
mag/arcsec²
WAVELENGTH RANGE
350 – 700 nm
FIELD-OF-VIEW
± 20 deg
DATA POLICY
Not specified
FURTHER REFERENCES
– Data of the meteorological station at the Baja Observatory
– Baja Observatory Foundation
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