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Surveying Starlight
In late 2007 the Acadia All American Road became the first federally designated Scenic Byway in the nation to add night sky quality to its list of Natural Resources to be formally inventoried. The Astronomy Institute of Maine was commissioned to conduct five initial Nightscape Surveys to document the best and worst night sky conditions along the Byway.
Tyler Nordgren
The
Science Of Starlight
Maine Has More Stars...
Maine possesses more star-filled skies than any state east of the Mississippi. Images from the first Worldwide Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (1997) reveal pristine, naturally dark skies, where thousands of stars can be seen.
Building The Institute's Nightscape Survey System
Integration, calibration and testing of the Astronomy Institute of Maine's Phase 2 Measurement System made possible by the patient technical assistance of National Park Service Scientist, Dan Duriscoe and by the financial support of the Quimby Family Foundation.
Leading the Nation
"your group will be the first to measure and monitor the quality of dark starry skies over a single region. No one else in the country, either public or private, is currently doing this and your ability to do so will allow you to take a national lead in the efforts to preserve starry skies."
Dr. Tyler Nordgren 2007
Demonstrating the Nightscape Survey System
These 6 preliminary results were submitted to the AIM's National Park Service designated Agreement Technical Representative to document the successful transfer of government developed technology into the private sector for professional commercial service.