Rural endless diamond sky...

Jun 14, 2010 01:48



image credit: stellarium.org

The Bortle scale: Visibility levels

1. Black sky The Milky Way, Scorpius and Sagittarius cast shadows
2. Dark sky Airglow weakly visible near the horizon
3. Rural sky Some light pollution at the horizon
4. Rural/suburban transition Milky Way begins to lose clarity
5. Suburban sky Clouds become brighter than the sky
6. Bright suburban sky The Milky Way is only visible at zenith
7. Suburban/urban transition Sky takes on greyish hue, light sources visible
8. Urban sky Sky glows orange
9/10. Inner city sky Only the moon and planets are visible”

night sky, misc

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