Topic: Sky quality

  • News
    La Palma will host an international conference for the protection of the night sky
    The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) will...
  • Publishing
    Leaflet: astroclimatic parameters
    Leaflet: astroclimatic parameters
  • News
    Measuring darkness in remote places
    Completely autonomous, not invasive, and low cost. This is the new SG-WAS (SkyGlow Wireless Autonomous Sensor) which will help to measure the impact of...
  • Parameter
    Meteorology and climate
    Wind speed and direction, wind gust, relative humidity, air temperature, rainfall, insolation, etc.
  • News
    Natural darkness to preserve night-time ecosystems
    After several months of waiting, this summer the EELabs project, led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has started to deploy its first network of...
  • Parameter
    Night Sky Background
    The sky brightness (SB) is the routine measurement of the night sky brightness in a moonless night. It is a sky quality parameter that allows for identifying...
  • Parameter
    Optical Turbulence
    Turbulence is a particular motion of fluids where the kinetic energy breaks the laminar flow. Optical turbulence refers to the effects that this motion has on...
  • Gallery
    Parametro - Seeing y radio de coherencia
    Esta galeria tiene todas las imagenes relacionadas con parámetros de Seeing y radio de coherencia del cielo. Estos se utilizan en protección del cielo para...