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The dancing sky: 6 years of night-sky observations at Cerro Paranal

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Patat, F.·2008·Astronomy & Astrophysics

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Aims. This work provides the results of the first six years of operation by the systematic night-sky monitoring at ESO-Paranal (Chile).

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  • The limiting depth predictions are uncertain by about 0.1-0.2 mag, due to unpredictable solar activity (which influences night sky brightness; Patat 2008).

    “Note that the limiting depth predictions are uncertain by about 0.1 -0.2 mag, due to unpredictable solar activity ( which in fl uences the night sky brightness; Patat 2008 ) .”

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  1. Press, W. H., Teukolski, S. A., Vetterling, W. T., & Flannery, B. P. 1992, Numerical Recipes, 2nd edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 630
  2. Rayleigh, L. 1928, Proc. Roy. Soc. London, Ser. A, 119, 11

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Authors
Patat, F.
Affiliations
European Southern Observatory (DE)
Corresponding author
Patat, F.
Venue
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Published
2008-02-07
Volume
481
Issue
2
Pages
575-591
ISSN
  • 0004-6361 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0746
OpenAlex
W2166197958
Cited by
97
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Instrumentation › Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
Keywords
sky brightness, light pollution, Cerro Paranal, astronomical site characterization, seeing

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