Global Light Pollution Map

‎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! Retail and industrial zones always have a noise base limit. 1.highways, trunks, primary and secondary roads are noisy, normal street or service roads are not.

The data is from the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite ( viirs) instrument aboard the nasa/noaa satellite, as captured in 2021. This map is a mirror of the light pollution atlas 2020 by +sbm.authors_name+. Anyone can participate by comparing their local view.

This latest version of the viirs satellite data has the additional advantage that previous years were reprocessed so that the satellite record should be more consistent.

Introduction global light pollution impact solutions reference list. Available online for viewing, the atlas shows how and where our globe is lit up at night. Vast areas of north america, europe, the middle east, and. Excess light at night is a growing concern, not only because of its effect on astronomers, but because studies increasingly show it affects migratory birds and the ecosystem of nocturnal animals.