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Integrated starlight, zodiacal light, and nightglow - which have been discussed to this point - are the major contributors to the terrestrial night sky light. The resolution of the total light into its principal components is much facilitated by the fact that each has a specific region of concentration in the sky, such concentration being apparent even to the unaided eye.
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Roach, F., Gordon, J.L. (1973). Dust-Scattered Starlight - The Diffuse Galactic Light. In: The Light of the Night Sky. Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2553-9_5
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