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Sky Background Estimation

Sky Background Estimation is a photometric measurement technique that determines the ambient flux contribution from the night sky in astronomical observations by isolating and quantifying non-source illumination within a defined observational field.

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All-weather model for sky luminance distribution—Preliminary configuration and validation

Richard Perez, R. K. Seals, Joseph Michalsky · Solar Energy · 1993 · 822 citations

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OVERVIEW OF THE <i>KEPLER</i> SCIENCE PROCESSING PIPELINE

Jon M. Jenkins, Douglas A. Caldwell, Hema Chandrasekaran et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Letters · 2010 · 655 citations · Full text

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The H I Parkes All Sky Survey: southern observations, calibration and robust imaging

David G. Barnes, L. Staveley‐Smith, W. J. G. de Blok et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2001 · 608 citations · Full text

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IMPROVED BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION FOR THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY IMAGES

Michael R. Blanton, Eyal Kazin, Demitri Muna et al. · The Astronomical Journal · 2011 · 559 citations · Full text

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A Full‐Sky Hα Template for Microwave Foreground Prediction

Douglas P. Finkbeiner · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 2003 · 533 citations · Full text

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  1. RP
    Richard Perez

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. MC
    M. C. B. Ashley

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    5 publications · 250 citations

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  3. JW
    J. W. V. Storey

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    5 publications · 250 citations

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  4. SC
    Samir Choudhuri

    Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

    4 publications · 162 citations

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  5. JD
    Judd D. Bowman

    Arizona State University, United States

    4 publications · 254 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    114 publications

    5.7K citations

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    15 h-index

    25 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    14 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    14 h-index

    54 publications

    3.2K citations

  5. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    13 h-index

    20 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. National Astronomical Observatories

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    51 publications

    2.4K citations

  7. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    28 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    45 publications

    1.5K citations

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  1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    56 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 45 publications · 2.7K citations

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  3. Solar Energy

    18 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    16 publications · 970 citations

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  5. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 16 publications · 1.3K citations

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