26-03-2025, 11:50 AM
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Dazed and confused
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3,506
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OzEclipse
If you switch to the 2015 world atlas channel, it give a Bortle Estimate.
As I mentioned, Bortle rating is a mix of LP and transparency and varies a lot. Any atlas or survey value is just one point at one time.
When I was in WA in 2023, I noted that the dark skies during my visit were not low Bortle skies and I attributed it to poor transparency from lots of dust suspended in the air.
cheers
Joe
PS: Seems like you can only commennt on this thread if your name is Joe or Ni(c)k.   |
Thanks Nick er Joe 
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