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The Effects of Lamp Spectral Distribution on Sky Glow over Observatories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2015

C. B. Luginbuhl ,
P. A. Boley ,
D. R. Davis  and
D. M. Duriscoe
C. B. Luginbuhl
Affiliation:
U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station, Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A. email: cbl@nofs.navy.mil
P. A. Boley
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
D. R. Davis
Affiliation:
Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
D. M. Duriscoe
Affiliation:
National Park Service, Bishop, California, U.S.A.
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Abstract

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Using a wavelength-generalized version of the Garstang (1991) model, we evaluate overhead sky glow as a function of distance up to 300 km, from a variety of lamp types, including common gas discharge lamps and several types of LED lamps. We conclude for both professional, and especially cultural (visual), astronomy, that low-pressure sodium and narrow-spectrum amber LED lamps cause much less sky glow than all broad-spectrum sources.

Keywords

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Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 10 , Highlights H16: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2012 , pp. 756
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

References

Garstang, R. H. 1991, PASP, 103, 1109Google Scholar