Dipartimento di Astronomia

Università di Padova

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MEASURING AND MODELLING LIGHT POLLUTION Edited by   Pierantonio Cinzano  Mem. Soc. Astron. It. vol.71 - no. 1 - 2000  (submitted May 1998) On-line PDF version

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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Table of Contents

Preface of W. Sullivan: p. 5

Foreword of F. Bertola: p. 7 

Introduction: p. 9 

D. Crawford: Light pollution, an environmental problem for astronomy and for mankind p. 11 

D. McNally: The hazard to astronomy from operational satellites p. 41 

R. J. Cohen: Radio pollution of the OH 1612­Mhz band p. 47 

R. Casagrande, P. Giulini: City lights and urban green p. 55 

A. Roman, P. Cinzano, G. M. Giacometti, P. Giulini: Light pollution and possible effects on higher plants p. 59 

R. H. Garstang: Light pollution at Mount Wilson: the effects of population growth and air pollution p. 71 

R. H. Garstang: Limiting visual magnitude and night sky brightness p. 83

P. Cinzano: The propagation of light pollution in diffusely urbanised areas p. 93 

P. Cinzano: Disentangling artificial sky brightness from single sources in diffusely urbanized areas p.113 

S. Isobe, S. Hamamura: Monitoring light energy loss estimated by the DMSP satellites p.131 

F. Falchi, P. Cinzano: Maps of artificial sky brightness and upward emission in Italy from satellite measurements p.139

A. H¨anel: The situation of light pollution in Germany p.153 

P. Cinzano: The growth of light pollution in North­Eastern Italy from 1960 to 1995 p.159 

S. Cristaldi, S. Foti: A method to measure the night sky luminosity p.167 

V. Zitelli: The brightness and colours of the Loiano sky p.193 

E. Poretti, M. Scardia: The measurement of the sky brightness at Merate Observatory p.203 

G. Catanzaro, F. A. Catalano: Measurements of the night sky brightness at the Catania Astrophysical Observatory p.211 

A. Piersimoni, A. Di Paolantonio, E. Brocato: Sky brightness at Teramo Observatory p.221 

G. Favero, A. Federici, A. R. Blanco, R. Stagni: Measurements of light pollution of Padua p.223 

P. Cinzano, R. Stagni: The colors of the sky glow p.231 

S. Rosoni: Proposal of a spectroscopical map of astronomical sites p.235 

P. Cinzano: Modelling light pollution from searchlights p.239 

P. Cinzano, F. J. Diaz Castro: The artificial sky luminance and the emission angles of the upward light flux p.251 

M. Broglino, P. Iacomussi, G. Rossi, P. Soardo, L. Fellin, C. Medusa: Upward flux of public lighting: two towns in northern italy p.257 

M. Di Sora: The fight against light pollution in Italy p.271

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