Characterizing near-infrared sky brightness in the Canadian high arctic

• Published in: SPIE Proceedings, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV
• Main Authors: Sivanandam, Suresh, Graham, James R., Abraham, Roberto, Tekatch, Anthony, Steinbring, Eric, Ngan, Wayne, Welch, Doug L., Law, Nicholas M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Eureka; Nunavut; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926251; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=2c149875-a5f9-401c-8445-6514eff6e96f; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=2c149875-a5f9-401c-8445-6514eff6e96f

We present the first measurements of the near-infrared (NIR), specifically the J-band, sky background in the Canadian High Arctic. There has been considerable recent interest in the development of an astronomical observatory in Ellesmere Island; initial site testing has shown promise for a world-cla...