GROUND BASED NETWORK
UNESCO RHÖN
The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Rhön is one of the International Dark Sky Parks in Germany. They offer three distinct observation spots for amateur astronomers and star gazers, as well as guided tours. In the park, there are about 16 SQMs installed across the area to measure the night sky.
TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
Sky-Quality Meter
N° OF STATIONS
16
LOCATION
Hesse / Bavaria / Thuringia, Germany
COORDINATES
Various
MEASUREMENT POINT
Dark Sky Park, nature reserve, low range mountains, urban areas
STATUS
Operational
DATA AVAILABILITY
Interactive plots freely available
TIME RANGE
Since 2020
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
n/a
FURTHER REFERENCES
– Short paper on the initiative
– The Star Park in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve (article)
– Observation spot on the Hohe Geba
– Biosphere Reserve Rhön on the DarkSky International website
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