Hyperspectral All-Sky Cameras (NORUSCAII)

☰	Hyperspectral All-Sky Cameras (NORUSCAII)

Two NORUSCA II 1st Generation all-sky cameras (A) and (B). (1) Front element of all-sky lens, (2) 24 x 4 inch2 mount plate, (3) collimator lens tube, (4) lens mount, (5) ring holders, (6) LCTF filter box, (7) camera lens, and (8) EMCCD detector.

Scientific objectives
Instruments are designed to do low light all-sky hyperspectral imaging. Auroral morphology, airglow or any object visible on the night sky is the target for these instruments. Triangulation is conducted by a twin instrument located in Barentsburg, 50 km in distance from KHO.

Owner: UNIS
Contacts
PI: Fred Sigernes
Address: UNIS, P.O. Box 156, N-9171 Longyearbyen, Norway
E-mail: fred@unis.no

Instrument specifications
Camera: NORUSCA II x2
Spatial coverage: All-Sky
Exposure time: > 1 second/channel
Detector head: EMCCD
Resolution: 512 x 512
F-value: 1.0
Filter: Liguid Crystal Tunable Filter (LCTF)
Bandpass: ~7nm

Example Channels (15x):
  [CH1] 470.9 nm N₂⁺ 1N(0-2)
  [CH2] 557.7 nm [OI]
  [CH3] 630.0 nm [OI]
  [CH4] 427.8 nm N₂⁺ 1N(0-1)
  [CH5] 450.0 nm BCK
  [CH6] 486.1 nm H_β
  [CH7] 500.2 nm NII
  [CH8] 568.0 nm NII
  [CH9] 589.0 nm NaI
  [CH10] 636.4 nm [OI]
  [CH11] 656.3 nm H_α
  [CH12] 662.4 nm N₂ 1P(6-3)
  [CH13] 670.5 nm N₂ 1P(5-2)
  [CH14] 676.4 nm N₂ 1P(11-9)
  [CH15] 700.0 nm BCK