Light Pollution app

[Tweedledee]

Just found a nice light pollution app for Android phones.

 

Most of the Internet ones don't function as slickly on the phone as they do on the computer, but this one is excellent.

 

Go to Google play and search for Light Pollution app. It is by Photographer's Arsenal. I bet it is available on ios as well.

 

It is very much like Google maps with an LP overlay. Has satellite, normal, terrain and hybrid maps, and to add insult to injury you can also choose to overlay the light pollution with the current cloud cover! 

 

The app is free but I paid £6.61 to upgrade to the pro version that has very detailed maps.

[+Derbyshire Dave]

Hi Pete,

  I'm an iPhone kinda guy, so can't try this, however, I have found this good for running on a PC..

 

http://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=12&lat=6993661&lon=-168114&layers=B0TFFFF

 

  I've centred it on the Belper Dark Sky Site (or pretty close!)

[Tweedledee]

7 hours ago, Derbyshire Dave said:

Hi Pete,

  I'm an iPhone kinda guy, so can't try this, however, I have found this good for running on a PC..

 

http://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=12&lat=6993661&lon=-168114&layers=B0TFFFF

 

  I've centred it on the Belper Dark Sky Site (or pretty close!)

Thanks for posting that one Dave. I like that and it actually works well on my phone. 

Cheers. 

 

 

[Sneakybrit]

Yeah thats what I use, pretty good site.  I also use this for the weather http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/map/gcqvwq0m0#?map=SatelliteVis&fcTime=1477197000&zoom=5&lon=-1.53&lat=53.01

good for checking the cloud cover, set for the Belper area and the visable satellite but can change at the bottom right to IR satellite and rain.  Also use the clearoutside site for a rough idea.

[Tweedledee]

Excessive light pollution plagues large observatories ...