Systematic measurements of the night sky brightness

The website nightsky.univie.ac.at contains data and plots about night sky brightness (mainly in Eastern Austria) from automated SQM measurements at various stations, from Vienna to the Dachstein plateau. Detailed analysis techniques are described in Posch, Binder & Puschnig 2018.


Yearly analysis (without post-calibration)

Code and Tools for plot-creation developed by Quellcode GmbH, Zürich.


LONG TERM TRENDS OF LIGHT POLLUTION (including post-processing)

We calculate night sky brightness trends under clear, moonless conditions by correcting for atmospheric influences and instrument aging, as explained in Puschnig et al. 2023.

View Long-Term Trend Plots

Measurement Stations

Code Name Latitude (N) Longitude (E) Elevation (m) Operational since
BODNationalpark Bodinggraben47°47'31"14°23'38"6412016-06-29
BRABraunau48°15'40"13°2'41"3512014-09-06
FOAMitterschöpfl48°5'3"15°55'24"8802012-11-16
GISGiselawarte48°23'3"14°15'11"9022014-09-01
GRAGraz-Lustbühel47°4'2"15°29'37"4842014-01-01
GRIGrieskirchen48°14'4"13°49'33"3362015-05-21
GRUGrünbach48°31'50"14°34'30"9182014-09-06
IFAWien (IFA)48°13'54"16°20'3"2312012-03-01
KIDKirchschlag-Davidschlag48°26'31"14°16'26"8132014-12-15
KRIKrippenstein47°31'23"13°41'36"20672015-11-04
LSMLinz Schlossmuseum48°18'19"14°16'58"2872014-09-06
LGOLinz Goethestraße48°18'19"14°18'30"2592014-09-06
LSWLinz Sternwarte48°17'36"14°16'6"3412014-09-06
LOSLosenstein Hohe Dirn47°54'22"14°24'40"9822015-05-21
MATMattighofen48°5'50"13°9'6"4542014-12-15
MUNMünzkirchen48°28'45"13°33'29"4862014-09-06
PASPasching48°15'31"14°12'36"2922014-12-15
STYSteyr48°2'57"14°26'32"3072014-09-06
STWSteyregg Weih48°17'19"14°21'13"3312014-09-06
TRATraun48°14'8"14°15'11"2692014-12-05
ULIUlrichsberg Schöneben48°42'20"13°56'44"9352015-05-21
VOEVöcklabruck48°0'21"13°38'43"4342014-12-15
WELWels48°9'23"14°1'29"3172014-09-06
ZOEZöblboden47°50'18"14°26'28"8992014-09-06

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