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It depends very much on where you are in England. If you want to find the spots next to you where you can see the Milky Way, here is a project that maps the lig
by Archelaos 4y ago
It depends very much on where you are in England. If you want to find the spots next to you where you can see the Milky Way, here is a project that maps the light polution in England: https://landuse.co.uk/portfolio-items/night-blight/ https://landuse.co.uk/portfolio-items/night-blight/
- 2b3a51 4y agoMid-Wales and Northumberland tie in with my own limited experience. Also https://www.nationalparks.uk/dark-skies/ https://www.nationalparks.uk/dark-skies/ Highlands of Scotland a good bet as well. https://gostargazing.co.uk/regions/country/scotland/highlands-scotland/ https://gostargazing.co.uk/regions/country/scotland/highland... There are shades of sky darkness. Estimating the limiting magnitude you can see on a given night is a fun thing to do... https://nineplanets.org/estimating-limiting-magnitude/ https://nineplanets.org/estimating-limiting-magnitude/
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoThere's also the Dark Sky project, https://www.darksky.org/ https://www.darksky.org/.
- alias_neo 4y agoThanks. I see the festival is at a time of year I'd be too cold to hang out outdoors, do any of these places have purpose built shelters with clean/clear covers so you can be warm but see the sky?
- alias_neo 4y agoI've almost always lived in cities unfortunately in this case, just left London for another city.