Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Deep Sky Observing Previous   Index   Next   Flat   thelittleman Vendor (Peter's Actions) Reged: 05/21/05 Posts: 4077 Loc: Hampshire, UK Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed?       05/07/06 11:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   I am not sure, but my back garden's skies are around 6, but I think on a good night it can be a little higher (I am only estimating by looking at the faintest stars I can see). The darkest skies I have ever seen have been much darker - I think the darkest I have ever seen has been around 7, 7+, but these were in the middle of nowhere! -------------------- Clear Skies, Peter Photoshop Tutorials and Actions! New actions now added Preprocessing in Iris Tutorial http://peter-morris.magix.net/ Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? Glassthrower 05/07/06 10:22 AM Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? David A Rodger   05/07/06 09:28 PM Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? novbabies   05/07/06 10:01 PM Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? doctordub   05/11/06 10:29 AM Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? David Knisely   05/07/06 04:41 PM Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? Cygnus_x1   05/07/06 05:20 PM Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? EdZ   05/07/06 05:35 PM Re: What is the DARKEST SKY you have observed? 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