Dark Sky Map

Dark Sky Map Free App

Rated 4.12/5 (33) —  Free Android application by graebr

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About Dark Sky Map

Dark Sky Maps provides an easy to use tool that overlays light pollution data onto the familiar Google Maps interface.

Quickly find areas near you or anywhere in the world with low enough light pollution to view the Milky Way. As a rough guide, look for areas lighter than yellow for the winter Milky Way and lighter than orange for the summer Milky Way.

Permissions:
Location - Allows Google Maps to provide the Locate Me button

Light pollution layers are modified from the public data published with the paper "The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness". The work uses recently available data from the Suomi NPP satellite.

Paper:
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/6/e1600377.full

Data Citation:
Falchi, Fabio; Cinzano, Pierantonio; Duriscoe, Dan; Kyba, Christopher C. M.; Elvidge, Christopher D.; Baugh, Kimberly; Portnov, Boris; Rybnikova, Nataliya A.; Furgoni, Riccardo (2016): Supplement to: The New World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness. GFZ Data Services. http://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.1.4.2016.001

Keywords:
night sky, light pollution, artificial light, skyglow

How to Download / Install

Download and install Dark Sky Map version 1.1 on your Android device!
Downloaded 10,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.graebr.darkskymap, download Dark Sky Map.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
UI bug fixes

What are users saying about Dark Sky Map

N70%
by N####:

Location search doesn't work effectively. It zooms out to the location, but doesn't really show the location (ie an icon)

N70%
by N####:

SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH LIGHT POLLUTION IS IN THIS WORLD LET'S GO BACK 200 YEARS SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

F70%
by F####:

Works really well, search is a bit hit and miss but overall nice app

G70%
by G####:

Shows you how far out you need to go to see a sky full of stars and thats all that matters. ????

X70%
by X####:

Basic and not accurate

Q70%
by Q####:

Simple and effective.

N70%
by N####:

Excellent for finding dark skies near you or planning a trip.

N70%
by N####:

Excellent app. Slick, accurate, fast, and easy to use. Does exactly what it says.

M70%
by M####:

Won't complete download over data or Wi-Fi


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