At what location on Earth can you see the most stars?

Question

I mean that literally.

Answer 1

atop the mountains of chili, that kind of place:
- high altitude so not too much air to look through (and above cloud level)
- far from civilization so no airplanes flying above you, and most importantly, no lights to polute the sky. (and little exaust fumes to polute the air too)

Answer 2

That would require somebody to create a "star-density" map of the entire sky...not sure that's actually been done. That said, it would not be a single spot...but rather a specific degree of latitude on the globe...for whichever discreet celestial hemisphere that has the most visible stars, the Earth rotates below it...thus everyone on that line of latitude would be able to see it. Then the only question, as others are pointing out, is which location on that line has the best seeing conditions...but that varies every night in every location. Obviously, it would need to be away from urban areas and on a moonless night...elevation can make some difference but it's only one factor among many. The greatest starscape I ever saw was on a remote beach in Mexico near 19 degrees north latitude. The ancient constellation Argo Navis looked spectacular...it really did resemble on old sailing ship with the Milky Way as froth crashing on its bow. Other constellations (such as Orion) were difficult to discern precisely because there were so many extra stars.

Answer 3

Well as all have said you need a little light as possible. But with the naked eye looking up with no light pollution, and no atmospheric interference the view is block by the horizon so the highest point is the best. Practically the best place is the the south pole , for a relatively modest fee you can take a curse and travel within a few hundred mile of the pole. And if you at the right time of year, its darker and you could see the most stars.

Answer 4

Perhaps Mount Everest or just about anywhere at a high altitude far away from the light pollution of big cities.

You need a very clear sky and the cooler and thinner the air, the better for observations and a high-altitude location the best possible type of location to observe the full beauty of the night sky.

That's why many of the world's best observatories are located in such remote, high-altitude locations.

Answer 5

I would say on the equator, preferably in the Andes mountains. At any point north of the equator there are some stars near the south pole that are always below the southern horizon, and at any place south of the equator there are some stars that are never above the northern horizon. In the Andes mountains you would be above much of the atmosphere and far from city lights, allowing you to see fainter stars.

Answer 6

It's hard to find any place on dry land where light contamination does not block out the stars. I have found the best place for star viewing is about 40 miles or more off shore so long as you are away from the drilling rigs, which is getting harder and harder to do.

Answer 7

The open sea I.E middle of the atlantic, my friends a trawler man at sea you have no light pollution just pure darkness.

Everest is say 30,000ft high I ask you what difference does 30,000ft mean when the stars you view are trillions and trillions of miles away ans not a lot, makes no difference.

No light pollution and atmosphere do

Answer 8

I have read that the universe appears the same in all directions. If that is so then the best place on earth would be Mt. Everest because it has both ingredients required for best viewing, darkness and altitude. Altitude to decrease atmospheric interference and dark to decrease light interference.

Answer 9

The desert. Deserts are far from traffic and building and pollution is close to zero, so the view is amazing and clear.

Answer 10

I'm in Texas,and I can see them better in the summer time. But I saw them better when I lived up north in Wisconsin.