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NIGHT-SKY RADIANCE [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Land Forces
CONT

Average night-sky radiance follows a reverse pattern, being low in the visible spectrum, then increasing with wavelength before peaking at around 1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Forces terrestres
CONT

Le rayonnement lumineux d'un ciel nocturne se distribue de manière inverse. Il est faible dans le spectre visible puis croît avec la longueur d'onde pour culminer aux environs de l,l microns, dans l'infrarouge.

Spanish

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