GROUND BASED NETWORK
HORTOBÁGY NATIONAL PARK
The Hortobágy National Park is not only the first but also the biggest Hungarian national park to date. It received a silver tier Dark Sky Park designation from the International Dark Sky Association in 2011. Light pollution is measured by the introduced fixed station, but mobile measurements are also organised occassionally in the area.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
Sky-Quality Meter
N° OF STATIONS
1
LOCATION
Hortobágy, Hungary
COORDINATES
47.59432 °N, 21.14419 °E, 90 m
MEASUREMENT POINT
Dark Sky Park
STATUS
Operational
DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes, freely available
TIME RANGE
Since 2022
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
– Hortobágy Starry Night Park website
– Light pollution monitoring in Hortobágy Starry Night Park
– An Island of Undisturbed Nighttime Environment (article)
– EU Light pollution project by ELTE University Center Savaria
– Hortobágy National Park on the DarkSky International website
– Real-time data from webcam at the Hortobágy National Park
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