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Table 1.

Sky brightness contribution from small debris (< 10 cm) for selected observatories.

Observatory 2024 2035

30° 60° 30° 60°
MASTER model
VLT 30.28 30.05 29.42 29.47 29.24 28.61
LSST 30.17 29.94 29.31 29.36 29.13 28.50
Quito 29.73 29.50 28.87 28.92 28.69 28.06

MASTER/ORDEM-scaled
VLT 26.77 26.73 26.60 25.96 25.92 25.79
LSST 26.66 26.62 26.49 25.85 25.81 25.68
Quito 26.22 26.18 26.05 25.41 25.37 25.24

Notes. Values are given in mag/arcsec2 for different zenith angles z. Higher magnitude values indicate lower brightness contribution (less debris light). These values represent only the debris-induced brightness, not the total night sky brightness. Azimuth angles: 0° (north) for VLT and LSST, 90° (east) for Quito.

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