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arxiv 1909.05325 v2 pith:QPZFO4A5 submitted 2019-09-11 astro-ph.GA

The Diffuse Ultraviolet and Optical Background: Status and Future Prospects

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The ultraviolet and optical background forms a baseline for any observation of the sky. It includes emission lines and scattered light from the atmosphere; resonant scattering from the Lyman lines of interplanetary hydrogen and the scattering of sunlight from Solar System dust (zodiacal light); scattering of starlight from interstellar dust (DGL) with emission from molecular hydrogen fluorescence or from line emission in selected areas; and an extragalactic component seen most easily at high Galactic latitudes. We will discuss the different components of the diffuse radiation field in the UV and the optical. We close with a hope that there will be new observations from missions near the edge of the Solar System.

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