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I use DarkSiteFinder [1], to find dark spots for astronomical viewing. It's really depressing how far I have to go in the Midwest! to get to a "dark" sky. Depre
by X86BSD 9y ago
I use DarkSiteFinder [1], to find dark spots for astronomical viewing. It's really depressing how far I have to go in the Midwest! to get to a "dark" sky. Depressing!
[1]: http://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html http://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html
- didsomeonesay 9y agoWhat data is this map based on? Just population density? This map doesn't appear to reflect e.g. airports with a lot of light pollution.
- X86BSD 9y agoThere is a write-up of this site at cloudy nights. Ill try and find it.
- ihattendorf 9y agoI also like lightpollutionmap.info [1], which seems to be more up-to-date (DarkSiteFinder [2] is based on 2006 data). [1] https://www.lightpollutionmap.info https://www.lightpollutionmap.info [2] http://darksitefinder.com/map/ http://darksitefinder.com/map/
- winkywooster 9y agoBased on a few trips to the Pawnee Grasslands this summer, I can say that lightpollutionmap represents the state of the night sky better than darksitefinder.