Night-lights within 7 night-time scenes of Landsat 8 OLI sensor were analysed.
Brightly lit pixels were found in both urban and gas flares areas.
Radiance in lit areas was detected when above 0.4 W/m2/μm/sr in bands 1–5, 8.
Night-time brightness levels were correlated between Landsat 8 and VIIRS images.