Tuesday 27 October 2009

What is the minimum distance from city that allow to see Milky Way plane?

The biggest factor defining the minimum distance is light pollution from the particular city you are talking about. You can find light pollution maps here and here. You can also find charts here that describe the quality of viewing based on a combination of cloud cover, haze, turbulence and wind, temperature, light pollution, and other factors. They look like this:



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