A ghostly white river is coursing over the continent this month. It isn’t fog, and it isn’t cloud. It’s the packed heart of ...

Text and photos by Michael J. Meyer Anyone who has visited Ocracoke Island knows how special it is: from stunning sunsets to magnificent views of the Milky Way on a moonless night after a cold ...

Although both of these targets can just be seen with the naked eye from Bortle 1 or dark skies, the larger and brighter Lagoon Nebula (M8) and the smaller Trifid Nebula (M20) in Sagittarius are ...

Assessing a number of factors of 1,400 worldwide locations, including Bortle Scale, light pollution rating and transparency rating, Omio ranked the best spots in Europe for stargazing and found ...

The sky was magnificent, with Jupiter and Mars shining brightly. In the foreground is the cabin, where I spent 3 freezing hours (-12°C), waiting for the perfect shot of the Milky Way’s core.

The moon is not even the main culprit of skyglow. Light pollution is another factor to consider, as it can conceal the full picture of the sky. To see the Milky Way in all its glory, you’ll want to ...

To help stargazers know how bright the sky will be in a given location, the Bortle scale and its nine levels are useful. Class 1 includes the darkest sky someone can find, while class 9 is the ...

During this time, there's less moonlight interference. To help stargazers know how bright the sky will be in a given location, the Bortle scale and its nine levels are useful.

The Bortle scale is a nine-level numeric scale measuring the night sky's brightness of specific locations with one being perfect conditions. According to Clear Outside, the city is an 8 on the ...

Take back the night: Establishing a “right to darkness” could save our night skies Dark sky proponents mull the rights of nature to battle light pollution. Here's how it would work ...

The event takes place under Bortle 3 skies at the Camp Jackson Sawyer and Camp Wesumkee scout camps in the Florida Keys during the February new moon. If you want to book the Winter Star Party ...

The nine-tier system ranks a three as a rural night sky and a one as an excellent dark sky. Bienville National Forest: Bortle score - 3. Clark Creek Natural Area: Bortle score - 3.