Night Sky Map Light Pollution

Find locations suitable for stargazing, a light pollution map, accessibility by car, space to park, travel time & distance, weather conditions and lunar phase. Click on the map to get information. Welcome to the improved darksitefinder light pollution map.

Number of stars visible in a clear, dark sky from earth 4,000 lighting up the uk no. National parks are shown in. You will need to tick the boundary you want to view in the legend before the district or national character area boundary will show on screen.

Some 200 places around the world have now achieved dark sky status.

Some 200 places around the world have now achieved dark sky status. Light pollution map allows you to easily locate dark sky locations where the sky will not be affected by light pollution, allowing the best observance, star gazing, and photography of the night sky! Help local highway authorities to identify where light pollution is a problem and to investigate how it can be reduced, such as via dimming schemes or installing new street lights that focus light downward. The brighter the area in this zoomable map, the harder it is to see stars and constellations in the night sky.