關於 Sky Quality Meter 讀數的疑惑

過去一兩年我不時外遊,到過西藏好幾次,過台灣繞著全島走了一圈登上3000多海拔總計十多天、也到過雲南高美古,最後終於在西藏落戶建立我的私人觀測站。預計今年底前Paramount ME及小型望遠鏡開光,希望明年底前600 f3.5牛反啟用。
為掌握一個初步但客觀的數據,我買了一個窄視場的Sky Quality Meter (SQM),以量度天空背景亮度:
http://unihedron.com/projects/sqm-l/
年前香港大學也用SQM (廣視場的)做了一次全港性的天空背景亮度調查,普遍同意這份報告如實反映了香港的光害情況:
http://nightsky.physics.hku.hk/
http://nightsky.physics.hku.hk/ECF_2007 ... Report.pdf
而我最大的疑問是,近期好幾次在極緻完美的天空下,即海拔5000米,西藏阿里荒原地帶,天色透明度完美的環境下,SQM量出來的數值仍突破不了每平方角秒22等的亮度:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1178&start=0#p10301
曾有機會與負責建立巨型望遠鏡天文台的中科院首席科學家一起拿著SQM在西藏量度一下,然後和他們以科研器材所得的數值比較,猜想問題源自於西藏的星太亮了,就算是窄視場的SQM也會被干擾,這個和Cloudynights上的討論結果相若
好,在西藏高原上,幸福地被星光晒傷
以下是 Unihedron 負責人 Anthony Tekatch 對有關問題的一些看法:
A very interesting question. It is true that there will be less absorption of incoming starlight - and also incoming scattered light from the ecliptic plane (responsible for the zodiacal light, zodiacal band, etc which are significant sources of night-sky surface brightness).
In the green part of the spectrum, the total amount of suppression of starlight by the atmosphere at the zenith is about 0.2 mags. There might be a larger contrast if the center of the galaxy was high in the sky, since it likely contributes about 0.3 mags/sq arcsec of additional surface brightness.
為掌握一個初步但客觀的數據,我買了一個窄視場的Sky Quality Meter (SQM),以量度天空背景亮度:
http://unihedron.com/projects/sqm-l/
年前香港大學也用SQM (廣視場的)做了一次全港性的天空背景亮度調查,普遍同意這份報告如實反映了香港的光害情況:
http://nightsky.physics.hku.hk/
http://nightsky.physics.hku.hk/ECF_2007 ... Report.pdf
而我最大的疑問是,近期好幾次在極緻完美的天空下,即海拔5000米,西藏阿里荒原地帶,天色透明度完美的環境下,SQM量出來的數值仍突破不了每平方角秒22等的亮度:
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1178&start=0#p10301
曾有機會與負責建立巨型望遠鏡天文台的中科院首席科學家一起拿著SQM在西藏量度一下,然後和他們以科研器材所得的數值比較,猜想問題源自於西藏的星太亮了,就算是窄視場的SQM也會被干擾,這個和Cloudynights上的討論結果相若

好,在西藏高原上,幸福地被星光晒傷

以下是 Unihedron 負責人 Anthony Tekatch 對有關問題的一些看法:
A very interesting question. It is true that there will be less absorption of incoming starlight - and also incoming scattered light from the ecliptic plane (responsible for the zodiacal light, zodiacal band, etc which are significant sources of night-sky surface brightness).
In the green part of the spectrum, the total amount of suppression of starlight by the atmosphere at the zenith is about 0.2 mags. There might be a larger contrast if the center of the galaxy was high in the sky, since it likely contributes about 0.3 mags/sq arcsec of additional surface brightness.