Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dell'Inquinamento Luminoso
Light Pollution Science and Technology Institute
The night sky in the WorldSatellite monitoring of the artificial night sky brightness and the stellar visibility |
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The maps in the World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness are copyright but may be reproduced by the press in articles citing our research with the following credit/copyright statement:
Credit: P. Cinzano, F. Falchi (University of Padova), C. D. Elvidge (NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder). Copyright Royal Astronomical Society. Reproduced from the Monthly Notices of the RAS by permission of Blackwell Science.
The same permission and credit hold for the two maps of the total night sky brightness and the limiting magnitude in Europe.
Notes
Even if not mandatory, authors would appreciate:
1) to receive three copies of the magazine or newspaper with
the article for their archives at the address: Dipartimento di Astronomia,
Vicolo dell'Osservatorio, 5, I-35100 Padova, Italy ISTIL- Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dell'Inquinamento Luminoso, Via Roma 13, I-36016 Thiene, Italy or at least an
electronic photocopy of the article with its detailed reference at cinzano@lightpollution.it.
2) that the ISTIL - Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologia dell'Inquinamento Luminoso (Light Pollution Science and Technology Institute) of Thiene, Italy www.istil.it, which supported part of the study for the World Atlas, be cited in the text.
3) that this web site www.lightpollution.it/dmsp/ or www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/dmsp/ be cited.
Even if not mandatory, authors encourage writers of articles on newspaper and magazines in Italian and English language to send them their final articles some time before publication so they can help to check the scientific correctness of the text or send suggestions.
Important notes
The publication on web sites of newspapers and magazines is permitted under the same conditions described above.
The electronic redistribution of the original high-resolution maps is forbidden.
The reprint for any other commercial or publicitary purpose requires specific permission. Any other kind of reprint needs a specific permission, including reproductions at high-resolution of the entire Atlas, posters, dedicated booklets, exibitions, etc. Write to cinzano@lightpollution.it
We permit to web sites of no-profit organizations and associations against light pollution the publication of a limited number of small portions of the maps (e.g. their country) or small thumbnails provided that they be linked to this web site www.lightpollution.it/dmsp/ ( or www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/dmsp/) and that the above credit/copyright statement and the linked address of this web site appear in the caption. Please kindly send the URL information to cinzano@lightpollution.it . The authors can withdrawn this permission at any time.
04 ott 2001