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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Astronomy |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/963650 |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 1687-7969 1687-7977 |