Group: Adeline, Emily, and Zaire
Correlation Missions:
- Light pollution & temperature
- Light Pollution & animal population
- Light Pollution & Wildfires [plumes, CO2, Oxygen?]
- Biodiversity Loss and Species Disruption in Highly-Illuminated areas
- Testing whether groups trying to lower light pollution are accomplishing it
- Couple with studies on human sleep and health in areas with light population?
Instruments/Sensors: Thermal Camera + Imager
Cost analysis:
- Thermal camera , imager, spectrometer cost
- Thermal camera
- Thermal imaging camera - 2,000-6000 dollars
- Imaging
- Looking into pricing, many different shapes and sizes for camera
- Spectrometer
- Standard spectrometer 3,000-8,000
Size Analysis:
- https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/GSC-TOPS-138#:~:text=The%20need%20for%20such%20a,more%20robust%20missions%20for%20science.
- 3U for just this thermal camera
- Spectrometers
Uvsq-Sat NG (Nanosatellite for GHG monitoring)
Spectrometer occupies 1 U of payload volume
Physical dimensions: 10 × 10 × 10 cm³
Mass: 1–2 kg