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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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Authors: Patat, F.
Affiliations: European Southern Observatory (DE)
Corresponding author: Patat, F.
ORCID: 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
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20079279
OpenAlex: W2166197958
Cited by: 97
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 2.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
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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