SKY · STARGAZING · USA · DARK-SKY
Is Tonight Good for Stargazing in Death Valley?
Clear, dark skies tonight (about 0% cloud) with the Moon well out of the way. This is about as good as it gets — from a dark site away from city lights you'll see the Milky Way, faint stars, and any active meteor shower.
Worth looking for: Everything: planets, constellations, the Milky Way, meteor showers and faint deep-sky objects — given a dark horizon.
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How dark is the sky over Death Valley?
Like most large cities, the centre of Death Valley sits high on the Bortle scale (around class 8), so the Milky Way and faint stars are lost to the glow. For dark sky, head well away from the city lights.
Even on the clearest, Moonless night, a bright city sky limits what you can see. For the Milky Way and faint stars from Death Valley, you'll need to travel well clear of the city lights.
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