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On the Relation between the Astronomical and Visual Photometric Systems in Specifying the Brightness of the Night Sky for Mesopically Adapted Observers

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Pages 447-458 | Received 23 Sep 2020, Accepted 21 Apr 2021, Published online: 25 Jun 2021

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