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Sky Quality Meter with lens and USB connection

Name: Sky Quality Meter with lens and USB connection
Brand: Unihedron
SKU: SQM-LU
Price: 279.9 EUR
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Unihedron Sky Quality Meter with Lens and USB Connection

The sky brightness is given in magnitudes per square arc second.

An IR blocking filter provides for the acquisition of visual brightness values.

Sensor temperature, model and serial number are recorded as well.

Precise measurements even in darkest skies

Manufacturer: Unihedron

Product number: SQM-LU

EUR 279,90

incl. 19 % VAT (DE)

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Sky Quality Meter with lens and USB connection

Unihedron Sky Quality Meter with Lens and USB Connection

The sky brightness is given in magnitudes per square arc second.

An IR blocking filter provides for the acquisition of visual brightness values.

Sensor temperature, model and serial number are recorded as well.

Precise measurements even in darkest skies

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SQM-LU

An affordable instrument for continuous and networked measurement of effective sky brightness.
The "Sky quality meter - LU" measures the brightness of the sky in magnitudes per square arc second.

Note: The SQM-LU is intended for remote operation via USB only; it has no display of its own. If PC-independent operation is desired, please select the SQM or SQM-L.

Applications:

Determine how good your observing site really is.

Compare different locations quantitatively.

Document the light pollution in your region.

Adjust planetarium brightness to realistic levels.

Monitor sky brightness by time of day, night to night, year to year.

Determine if it is worth looking for faintest objects on a particular night.

Compare the effective sky brightnesses with qualitative

measurements, e.g., using the Bortle scale.

Explore how sky brightness relates to the solar cycle and solar activity.

CCD photographers can determine at what sky brightness the ADC level of the sensor is reached.

Connection:	USB
supplied applications for data acquisition:	in Java, C, Perl, Python
operating voltage:	5-6VDC (incl. power supply)
Dimensions:	92 x 66 x 28 mm
Max. Time for a single measurement:	80 seconds.
Min. time for a single measurement:	1 second.