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night sky in the Wadden Sea region

Oldenburg, GE

The German pilot site for a quite light polluted location.

 

Image Source: Photo by Merk Fryslân

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night sky in the Wadden Sea region
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KID RP-Cam System

The main tasks of the University of Oldenburg in the project are:

Detector Development and Instrumentation:

  • develop a new DSLR or consumer cam measurements system
  • extend the Sky-Quality Camera system towards a long-term measurement system 
  • set up a device comparison station and prepare comparison-options for future measurement systems
  • provide the 'light-polluted' German test environment for the KID project
  • development of calibration and comparison methods

Public Awareness:

  • act as contact point for outreach and public information of light-pollution in the North-West Region

Ecology:

  • upscale and connection to wildlife research groups (e.g. birds)