... However, our studies show that Prosilica EC650 has very good p erformance to use as DIMM image detector. ... The sub-directories /opt/dimm/data/out for the output data file, /opt/dimm/data/log for the output log file yymmdd-dimm.log and /opt/dimm/etc for the configuration file must b e created. ... Pictures mode The Pictures mode provides grabbing of the star b ox images and storing their sequence as one output file "b oxrecord.fits" in /opt/dimm/data/images/ sub directory. ...

... A non-linear relationship is observed between the sky brightness on clear and overcast nights, with a change in behavior near the rural to urban landuse transition. ... The great variation in skyglow radiance observed from site-to-site and with changing meteorological conditions underlines the need for a long-term international monitoring program. he introduction of artificial light has caused an unprecedented disruption to the nighttime environment over large areas of the Earth. ... Data processing...