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Sky Brightness as a Function of Altitude

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Abstract

It is shown that the preponderance of experimental evidence supports the theoretical prediction based on Rayleigh scattering for the variation of sky brightness with altitude. Curves indicating the limits of sky brightness as a function of altitude are given.

© 1964 Optical Society of America

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