Was het Donker?

Visualizing sky brightness in the Netherlands

By Irene van den Broek in Environment

March 1, 2021

Was het Donker?

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Was het Donker? is a citizen science project in the North of the Netherlands where citizens measure sky brightness with a sky quality meters (Unihedron SQM-LU) to monitor light pollution in their living environment.

I created a heatmap that visualizes the monthly sky brightness alongside the moon phase.

You can view all heatmaps for all locations at the Was het Donker website


Hulshorst (my back yard 🏡)

Air Brightness in Hulshorst Aug 2021


Rijswijk (urban area with numerous greenhouses 🌃)

Air Brightness in Hulshorst Aug 2021


Vlieland (rural area on sparsely populated island 🌌)

Air Brightness in Hulshorst Aug 2021

Posted on:
March 1, 2021
Length:
1 minute read, 85 words
Categories:
Environment
Tags:
Light Pollution Heatmap
See Also:
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