“What you are seeing is not just a 2-D map, but the four dimensions ... This equates to a 1 (out of 9) on the Bortle scale, a numerical rating of night sky brightness; the average suburban ...

At the easternmost edge of the Ouachita National Forest and less than an hour away from Little Rock, Lake Sylvia is the site ...

where you can enjoy the mesmerising night sky. The date to determine which beaches were the best for stargazing was created using the Bortle scale to map the level of light pollution in direct ...

In astronomy, the Bortle dark sky scale is a nine-level numeric scale that measures the night sky's brightness ... Using the scale and a light pollution map, the Simply Sea Views experts have ...

This is the first in an ongoing series of features highlighting authors and new books published by Torrey House Press in Utah ...

Cherry Springs, isolated atop its mountain and surrounded by the 265,000-acre Susquehannock State Forest, remained a haven of ...

Nestled in the remote highlands of Potter County, Cherry Springs State Park offers something increasingly rare in our modern world – a chance to see the night sky as our ancestors did, ablaze with ...

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...

Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very useful, and a good telescope or binoculars will enhance some experiences and bring some otherwise ...