Video transcript of meeting
- Concert Sep 25 at Farquar UVic – Jim Hesser
- “Aurora Triptych is a multimedia blend of music, photography, and visual storytelling that follows the Northern Lights on a far-ranging journey from the Sun to Earth’s upper atmosphere.”
- Tania Miller: Science & Symphony
- September 25 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Sky Brightness Survey – David Lee (email)
- Interested in QGIS mapping data work – Les Welch & Jim Cliffe
- Guidance from our meteorologist Reg Dunkley as to what day(s) are best to take readings, since it’s important that good, clear weather conditions are present
- SQM (original, widefield), SQM-L (current, narrow FOV) – Unihedron meters
- Find areas that we should concentrate on due to impending development or other sky quality issues
- Duel readings with app and Unihedron meter
- iOS Dark Sky Meter app
- International Dark Sky Association – list of mobile apps
- Ideal dates for taking SQM readings: Sep 23-27 & Oct 23-27
- Methodology
- Record 4 raw readings, pointing in each of 4 quadrants above your head, pointing straight up
- Throw away the first reading at each site (so take a total of 5 readings)
- Readings – fill in form
- SQM
- Temperature
- Location – ID #, Latitude, Longitude
- Verbose location – “corner of Wallace Drive and West Saanich Road”
- Date and Time
- Weather conditions and comments
- Readings can be done using electronic or audio means, but must be in final readable form before sending to David on the forms provided
- Sky Brightness Survey Data Entry Chart – MS Word & PDF
- Sky Brightness Survey Data Fields – definitions
- Taking readings at new locations is fine, but make it clear it’s new
- Astronomy Cafe on Monday September 26th
- Samatha Jewett will be speaking to us about RASC National
- Possibly lunch or dinner with Samantha before the meeting – contact Lauri Roche (email)
- Jim Cliffe will be the Astro Cafe host
- Chris Gainor
- ISS Pass at 8:52PM this evening
- Skynews is going to be late due to paper supply issues
Astronomy Cafe – Sep 19, 2022