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Article Contents

ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.BACKGROUND

3.OBSERVATIONS AND DATA REDUCTION

3.1.Detector Linearity

3.2.Bias Subtraction

3.3.Dark Current Subtraction

3.4.Flat Fielding and Illumination Correction

3.5.Wavelength Calibration

3.6.Flux Calibration

3.6.1.Point Source Calibration

3.6.2.Aperture Correction

3.6.3.Solid Angle of the Program Observations

3.7.Accuracy of Tertiary Standards

4.COMPONENTS OF THE NIGHT SKY SPECTRUM

5.ANALYSIS

6.RESULTS

7.DISCUSSION

8.SUMMARY

9.APPENDIX

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