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Re:Hunting for dark nights and wishing on stars by groby_b on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @12:30AM (#43828700)
If you don't already know the state of the night sky, https://darksitefinder.com/ is a great resource.

(If you love the stars, it'll also leave you depressed. There are very few locations left where it's pitch dark at night)

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Re:Hunting for dark nights and wishing on stars by AStonesThrow on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @01:25AM (#43828913)
Personally, I’ve been using cleardarksky.com: https://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/

Once you dial in a local observatory, you’ll enjoy hour-by-hour visibility forecasts. It’s been invaluable for my unassisted-eye stargazing activities!

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Re:Hunting for dark nights and wishing on stars by groby_b on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @06:40PM (#43838900)
Oh, sure, but that's next-level nerdery above "I just want to find a dark site" :)

It's also invaluable for any assisted star gazing. Turns out driving out 4 hours into the middle of nowhere only to be stuck in the clouds is just not that fun, with or without telescopes. Ask me how I know ;)

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