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Interactive world light pollution map. The map uses NASA VIIRS, World Atlas 2015, Aurora prediction, observatories, clouds and SQM/SQC overlay contributed by users.
Light Pollution Map. Why is Light Pollution important? Light pollution limits the visibility of milky way to the unaided eye, the visiblity of nebulae and galaxies seen in telescopes, and raises the noise on CCD astrophotographs. Only the observation of planets and double stars is unaffected.
Select map base layer/light pollution year. Enable/disable dark site markers. Search for a location. On mobile you may have to hold for a second before typing. Opacity slider for light pollution overlay. Thanks to David Lorenz for processing the newer satellite data. How to See the Milky Way.
Find locations suitable for stargazing, a light pollution map, accessibility by car, space to park, travel time & distance, weather conditions and lunar phase.
Explore stunning nighttime satellite imagery, light pollution data, and mesmerizing photos of Earth from space at Night Earth.
A map showing the domain of the 6 continent-scale maps is below. There are two versions of each map: one with borders and coastlines and the other with nothing except light pollution. The resolution of most maps is 1/120 degrees.
Find the darkest skies for stargazing - light pollution maps, Bortle scale, and lists.
Light Pollution Map. The main feature of this website is the light pollution map, which has recently been updated with data from 2022. Use it to escape the artificial skyglow and find dark skies near you.
Explore the interactive map of night sky brightness observations from the Globe at Night campaign.
A color-coded map of the world showing sources and levels of light pollution (man-made light that lights up the night sky and reduces what astronomers can see). It is a mirror of David Lorenz's Light Pollution Atlas 2020 , but superimposed on Open Street Maps.