Meet Star Gazers vs Light Pollution Map Usage & Stats

Meet Star Gazers was built for astronomy enthusiasts. Meet Star Gazers helps you find the best locations for stargazing. Each location on Meet Star Gazers is characterised by: 1. the distance from your location 2. quality of night sky 3. type of observation the location is suitable for : planetary and lunar observation or deep sky observation 4. clearance of the horizon 5. accessibility by car 6. space to park your vehicle 7. availability of power supply for astrophotography or motorised telescopes 8. & precision weather data from Meteoblue Meet Star Gazers also provides a light pollution map, a clouds and precipitation map and lunar ephemerides for the month. If you would like to suggest a new observing location or want to give feedback, please write to me at contact@darkskymap.com.

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The map displays VIIRS/World Atlas/Clouds/Aurora/IAU observatories and the user SQM measurements overlay over Microsoft Bing base layers (road and hybrid Bing maps). The primary use is to show VIIRS/DMSP data in a friendly manner, but over time it also included some other interesting overlays that concern light pollution like SQM/SQC, World Atlas 2015 zenith brightness, clouds, aurora and IAU observatories. If you have a permanent SQM reader installed you can add it to the map by sending me an e-mail. If you want an analysis of radiance (VIIRS/DMSP) changes over a period of time, then please use the Lighttrends application (look under Help). Please send comments and requests for new features via email (look under help) Functionalities: - VIIRS, Sky Brightness (World Atlas 2015), Cloud coverage and Aurora forecast layers - VIIRS and Sky Brightness layers can be displayed in color blind friendly colors - Road & Satellite base maps - Cloud animation for the last 12 hours - Get detail radiance and SQM values from layers at a click. For World Atlas 2015, you also get Bortle class estimation. - SQM, SQM-L, SQC, SQM-LE, SQM readings submitted by users - Submit your own SQM (L) readings - Observatories layer - Save your favorite locations - Distance measurement tool with azimuth angle report - Offline mode (Sky brightness map and a base map are saved to your device, so it will be displayed when you are offline)