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most citedMeasuring night sky brightness: methods and challenges

291 citations · 561 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.IM2024★ 11 cited

An enhanced version of the Gaia map of the brightness of the natural sky

Eduard Masana, Salvador Bará, Josep Manel Carrasco +1

The GAia Map of the Brightness Of the Natural Sky (GAMBONS) is a model to map the natural night brightness of the sky in cloudless and moonless nights. It computes the star radianc…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 37 cited

A multi-band map of the natural night sky brightness including Gaia and Hipparcos integrated starlight

Eduard Masana, Josep Manel Carrasco, Salvador Bará +1

The natural night sky brightness is a relevant input for monitoring the light pollution evolution at observatory sites, by subtracting it from the overall sky brightness determined…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 1 cited

Direct assessment of the sensitivity drift of SQM sensors installed outdoors

Salvador Bará, Enric Marco, Salvador J. Ribas +3

Long-term monitoring of the evolution of the artificial night sky brightness is a key tool for developing science-informed public policies and assessing the efficacy of light pollu…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 92 cited

Tracking the dynamics of skyglow with differential photometry using a digital camera with fisheye lens

Andreas Jechow, Salvador J. Ribas, Ramon Canal-Domingo +3

Artificial skyglow is dynamic due to changing atmospheric conditions and the switching on and off of artificial lights throughout the night. Street lights as well as the ornamental…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 291 cited

Measuring night sky brightness: methods and challenges

Andreas Hänel, Thomas Posch, Salvador J. Ribas +10

Measuring the brightness of the night sky has become an increasingly important topic in recent years, as artificial lights and their scattering by the Earths atmosphere continue sp…

astro-ph.IM2017★ 97 cited

Imaging and mapping the impact of clouds on skyglow with all-sky photometry

Andreas Jechow, Zoltán Kolláth, Salvador J. Ribas +3

Artificial skyglow is constantly growing on a global scale, with potential ecological consequences ranging up to affecting biodiversity. To understand these consequences, worldwide…