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Sky Brightness and Atmospheric Extinction at A.N.R.A.O., Parkes and Siding Spring Observatory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

Paul Payne
Paul Payne*
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of New South Wales
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Abstract

In May 1984 site testing began for the Automated Patrol Telescope. A series of atmospheric extinction and night sky brightness measurements were made over the following year at Parkes and Siding Spring Mountain using B and V filters. Parkes revealed an extinction greater than that of Siding Spring and more prone to variation. Results for the night sky brightness indicated Parkes has a sky slightly brighter than that at Siding Spring. The paper discusses the procedures used for obtaining the results and their limitations.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , 1985 , pp. 182 - 186
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1985

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