SQM 20.92

A Sky Quality Measurement of 20.92 is a very high value (and unfortunately exceptional).

SQM Measurement the night of 6 to 7 November 2024, with a maximal SQM of 20.94

The meteo conditions: a high pressure high over Western Europe, with mist. It was not a clear sky however, it was simply dark because of the dense mist. The blue graph indicate sthe sky temperature (IR measured), this needs to be way negative for a clear sky.

Also remarkable is the jump in SQM at the moments the public lighting switches off and on. The sky dims with a full unit of SQM. Despite the better LED fixtures, there is still a large impact of the public street lights.

New processing of IC342

By astro-friend Marc Verhoeven.

IC342 re-processing the original data by M. Verhoeven

Compared to the original image it’s clear that a lot of stars became a lot dimmer, bringing out the main subject. Not-so-hidden galaxy anymore 🙂 !!

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