Automated Observations of the Earthshine
The overall reflectance of sunlight from Earth is a fundamental parameter for climate studies. We have designed and implemented small aperture, remote control telescopes in Big Bear Solar Observatory in California and in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. These telescopes observe the earthshine to obta...
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| author | P. R. Goode S. Shoumko E. Pallé P. Montañés-Rodríguez |
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| description | The overall reflectance of sunlight from Earth is a fundamental parameter
for climate studies. We have designed and implemented small aperture, remote
control telescopes in Big Bear Solar Observatory in California and in Tenerife in
the Canary Islands. These telescopes observe the earthshine to obtain a global
mean terrestrial reflectance utilizing a coronagraph-like design for long exposures
of the dark of the Moon and have internal moving parts in the optical train, which
presented some design and control problems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba8f2199acd14b71b7951df9e01234102025-02-03T06:47:53ZengWileyAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772010-01-01201010.1155/2010/963650963650Automated Observations of the EarthshineP. R. Goode0S. Shoumko1E. Pallé2P. Montañés-Rodríguez3Big Bear Solar Observatory, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USABig Bear Solar Observatory, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USAInstituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Via Lactea s/n, La Laguna, E38200 Tenerife, SpainInstituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Via Lactea s/n, La Laguna, E38200 Tenerife, SpainThe overall reflectance of sunlight from Earth is a fundamental parameter for climate studies. We have designed and implemented small aperture, remote control telescopes in Big Bear Solar Observatory in California and in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. These telescopes observe the earthshine to obtain a global mean terrestrial reflectance utilizing a coronagraph-like design for long exposures of the dark of the Moon and have internal moving parts in the optical train, which presented some design and control problems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/963650 |
| spellingShingle | P. R. Goode S. Shoumko E. Pallé P. Montañés-Rodríguez Automated Observations of the Earthshine Advances in Astronomy |
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