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artificial sky

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artificial sky [¦ärd·ə¦fish·əl ′skī]
(architecture)
A dome (usually hemispherical) illuminated by concealed light sources; used to illustrate and study daylighting techniques on architectural models placed near the center of the hemisphere.

artificial sky
A dome (usually hemispherical) illuminated by concealed light sources; used to illustrate and study daylighting techniques on architectural models placed near the center of the hemisphere.


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Cinzano, producers of the World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness), to produce the Dark Skies Map of the UK (ISBN 0-540-08612-6).
The lab uses two instruments to assess the impact of sky luminance and solar radiation-The Artificial Sky, which allows simulates the average overcast conditions of the Piedmont region, and a Fixed Sun Movable Earth Heliodon, which simulates actual solar penetration.
Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard On a brisk fall evening last month, Asha Blake stood in what appeared to be a lush backyard garden in Eugene under an intensely blue, artificial sky.
 
 
 
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