Abstract:
All-sky TV camera is to monitor auroral displays nearly 180 degrees in filed of view, it consists of all-sky camera, control box, timing generator, timer corrector, two VHS recorders, SVHS recorders and TEAC recorder. The all-sky video data is recorded on VHS tapes with two copies, one for Polar Research Institute of China, and the other copy goes to National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, according to the scientific agreement between two institutes.
Quality
The aurora phenomena occur over 100 km above the ground, it subjects to the contamination from moonlight, clouds and other weather conditions. The data set is of good quality in general.
