Australian Dark Sky Locations, Observatory Sites, Astronomer Locations

To show Australian light pollution, simply click on "Earth" on the top right of the map, and drag to your location. To magnify or zoom to your location, scroll with your mouse on the map. To add a location, click on "Map" on the top right of the map, then find the exact street/location on the map, and click on that area with your mouse button. When you see the red marker, drag it to the exact location, click on it, then fill out all information. When finished lick on Save & Close, and then click on the small "x" to close the box. Your new location has been added!

References - Australian Light Pollution Map Adapted from Cinzano, P., Falchi, F., Elvidge C.D. 2001, The first world atlas of the artificial night sky brightness, accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomical Society; The World Atlas of the Artificial Night Sky Brightness Images from http://www.lightpollution.it.

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