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The Background Brightness of the Milky Way near 2500 Å between l = 72° and 126°

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Data from a rocket experiment show details which were not known from ground-based observations.

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SUDBURY, G., INGHAM, M. The Background Brightness of the Milky Way near 2500 Å between l = 72° and 126°. Nature 226, 526–528 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226526a0

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