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This is a public observation where the Earth will drift through the field of view of the INTEGRAL instruments. Results from this observation will help in separating the cosmic and instrumental backgrounds and so ultimately lead to improved background subtraction.Scientifically the main goals are to measure the spectral shape of the cosmic X-ray background emission above 20 keV and to study any high-energy emission from the Earth during storms in auroral regions. [truncated! Please see actual data for full text]