The Measurement and Simulation of the Light of the Night Sky

Abstract

A description is given of the spectral distribution and origins of the light of the night sky. Details are provided of the design of a filter for use with a tungsten filament light source to produce a spectral distribution similar to that of the moonless night sky. The level of illumination from the filtered light source was set by reference to radiometer measurements of the night sky made at a remote coastal location.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA096536

Entities

People

  • M. S. Brown

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cloud Cover
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Filaments
  • Illumination
  • Latitude
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Optical Properties
  • Photonic Metamaterials
  • Radiation
  • Radiometers
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Simulations
  • Spectra
  • Stars
  • Zodiacal Light

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Plasma Physics.