AstMon-UCM (All Sky Transmission MONitor) is an all-sky camera devoted to measure the astronomical quelity of the night sky. This device belongs to the astronomical observatory of the UCM (Observatorio UCM) on top of the Physics building. Images in B, V and R bands of the Johnson system taken by AstMon-UCM are used to determine atmospheric extinction and to map the night sky brightness.
AstMon-UCM can be used for both research and creativity. The following image was obtained from three images taken with filters B, V and R filters.
These images were combined with Iris software in one BGR image and a panoramic view was generated using the fisheye tool. The image allows to identify the main light pollution sources that affect the instrument.
All-sky cameras have proven to be powerful tools to continuously monitoring the sky in a wide range of fields in both Astrophysics and Meteorology. The typical parameters to be studied over time are sky Brightness, cloud Coverage and atmospheric extinction.
The study of light pollution is one of the most innovative research topics. Our group has published several papers with the greatest impact on the Altmetric index worldwide.
Contact
Professor Jaime Zamorano:
jzamorano@fis.ucm.es
Location:
Facultad de Ciencias Físicas UCM
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