AbstractDaily photometry of the full solar disk began at the San Fernando Observatory in mid-1985. At present, observations with two photometric telescopes produce images in the red, blue and CaII K-line. The smaller telescope obtains images that are 512×512 pixels. The larger one obtains images that are 1024×1024 pixels. In addition, the larger telescope produces images with a narrower K-line and an IR filter. Images are processed to determine a number of photometric quantities including sunspot deficits and facular/network excesses. These photometric quantities are highly correlated with fluctuations in the total solar irradiance (TSI) from spacecraft experiments.
Photometry of the full solar disk at the San Fernando Observatory
Advances in Space Research ; 34 , 2 ; 262-264
2002-12-17
3 pages
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Photometry of the full solar disk at the San Fernando Observatory
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