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Originally Posted by koputai
Maybe a rating should be given for each location?
I've heard people mention that their skies are 'Magnitude 7.6' or whatever, but how do they come to this conclusion? Is there a certain way of ascertaining such a figure, or is it pulled out of..........the sky?
Cheers,
Jason.
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Grab yourself a reasonably good star chart/pooter application & check the star magnitudes for various constellations visible.
Go to 'your dark sky site' & see how many stars you can see in your chosen constellation.
Our little site at Jamberoo is ~mag 5.5/6.0 which is really, really lousy for finding the South Celestial Pole, but by looking at the 'asterisms', & familiarizing yourself with the sky, is easily found.
HTH.
Regs, L..